Bad Ischl as a small historic town
Bad Ischl is a member of the co-operation "Small Historic Towns in Austria".
There are currently 16 towns throughout Austria that are partners in this advertising co-operation. In order to be accepted into this community, numerous criteria must be met.
Small historic towns are towns with a municipal charter that are home to a maximum of 45,000 inhabitants. They have a historic and cohesive townscape, are embedded in special natural landscapes and have numerous listed sights, which are professionally visualised and experienced by visitors on regular guided tours with certified guides. Craft businesses, which can be experienced at close quarters, are just as much of an attraction as a regular weekly market, a well-kept gastronomy and an individual shopping offer - in the city centre mainly by owner-managed businesses. Varied, high-quality events, tangible tourist attractions and an active cultural programme round off the repertoire of the Small Historic Towns.
You can find all the towns at a glance at www.khs.info
What characterises the small historic towns?
Not every small historic town is automatically included in the KHS network. To be included, certain requirements must be met.
- Historic, cohesive townscape
- Listed sights
- Embedded in special natural landscapes
- Regular city tours with certified guides
- Varied, high-quality events
- Regular weekly market
- Craft businesses that you can experience up close
- Tangible tourist attractions
- Active cultural programme
- Sophisticated gastronomy
- Individual shopping offer
- City with city rights
- No more than 45,000 inhabitants
More KHS
See + Experience + Enjoy
The other cities in the KHS network are also worth exploring.
Baden bei Wien (267 km from Bad Ischl)
Bad Radkersburg (263 km)
Bludenz (377 km)
Braunau am Inn (95 km)
Bruck an der Mur (163 km)
Freistadt (141 km)
Fürstenfeld (253 km)
Gmunden (33 km)
Hallein (62 km)
Hartberg (269 km)
Judenburg (140 km)
Radstadt (72 km)
Schärding (118 km)
Steyr (104 km)
Wolfsberg (222 km)
Part of the Small Historic Towns from 2025:
Hainburg (326 km)
Mittersill (144 km)
KHS Travel Guide
The new edition of the travel guide for 2023/24 is already available to download online. The brochure will be published in printed form at the beginning of next year. It will then also be possible to have the travel guide sent to you free of charge.
KHS Collective Pass
Dear collector's pass holders,
You just wanted to pick up a sticker for your collector's pass and didn't find us?
No problem at all! Simply take a selfie with the sticker at the tourist office and send this photo to our office with your contact details.
You will then receive the sticker by post.
Thank you for taking part in the Collector's Pass campaign!
Email address of the tourist office: office@badischl.at