ISCHL, spa and town in Upper Austria. Beautifully situated between the rivers Ischl and Traun on a peninsula at an altitude of 1,530 ft., it is one of the most fashionable watering-places in Europe, and is famous for its mild climate (mean annual temp. F), its saline and sulphur drinking springs, mud, sulphur and brine baths. Much of its popularity has been due to the fact
that it was from 1822 the summer residence of the Austrian im perial family. Ischl is a centre of the Austrian salt industry which has been carried on since the 12th century. Pop. (1923) 10,20o.