Bad Reichenhall

Bad Reichenhall (German pronunciation: [baːt ʁaɪ̯çn̩ˈhal] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Reichahoi) is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany.

It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Staufen (1,771 m) and Mount Zwiesel (1,781 m)).

Bad Reichenhall was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2001.

Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds.

Fifteen people, twelve of them children, died in the collapse of the Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink on 2 January 2006.

Berchtesgaden Eck (unincorporated area) Schneizlreuth Schellenberger Forst Ainring Anger Bad Reichenhall Bayerisch Gmain Berchtesgaden Bischofswiesen Freilassing Laufen Marktschellenberg Piding Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Saaldorf-Surheim Schneizlreuth Schönau am Königssee Teisendorf Traunstein (district) Austria
Coat of Arms of Berchtesgadener Land district
Coat of Arms of Berchtesgadener Land district