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
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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 Stamp Booklet
Dear Collectors’ Pass holders,
Were you just about to pick up a sticker for your Collectors’ Pass but couldn’t find us?
No problem at all! Simply take a selfie with the sticker at the tourist information office and send the photo to our office along with your contact details.
You’ll then receive the sticker by post, delivered straight to your home.
Thank you very much for taking part in the Collectors’ Pass scheme!