Bad Reichenhall

Bad Reichenhall
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Bad Reichenhall
Location of Bad Reichenhall within Berchtesgadener Land district
BerchtesgadenEck (unincorporated area)SchneizlreuthSchellenberger ForstAinringAngerBad ReichenhallBayerisch GmainBerchtesgadenBischofswiesenFreilassingLaufenMarktschellenbergPidingRamsau bei BerchtesgadenSaaldorf-SurheimSchneizlreuthSchönau am KönigsseeTeisendorfTraunstein (district)Austria
Bad Reichenhall is located in Germany
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall is located in Bavaria
Bad Reichenhall
Bad Reichenhall
Coordinates: 47°43′29″N 12°52′37″E / 47.72472°N 12.87694°E / 47.72472; 12.87694
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Bavaria
DistrictBerchtesgadener Land
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Christoph Lung[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi)
Elevation
473 m (1,552 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,087
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
83435
Dialling codes08651
Vehicle registrationBGL (until 1979: REI)
Websitewww.stadt-bad-reichenhall.de

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)). Together with other alpine towns Bad Reichenhall engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the alpine arc. 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.