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A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 town Spa
Spa, Belgium

Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Li?ge . It is situated in a romantic valley amid hills which form part of the Ardennes chain, some 35 km southeast of Li?ge , and 45 km southwest of Aachen....
. In continental Europe
Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas....
 a spa was known as a ville d'eau (town of water). The term spa is used for towns or resorts offering hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy

According to the International SPA Association , HYDROTHERAPY has long been a staple in European spas. It's the generic term for water therapies using jets, underwater massage and mineral baths and others....
 which can include cold water or mineral water
Mineral water

Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the water....
 treatments and hot thermal bath
Thermal bath

A thermal bath is a warm body of water. It is often referred to as a spa, which is traditionally used to mean a place where the water is believed to have special health-giving properties, though note that many spas offer cold water or mineral water treatments....
s.

of the mineral springs in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 are in the Central Highlands of Victoria, although there are a few springs in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.






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A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgian
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
 town Spa
Spa, Belgium

Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Li?ge . It is situated in a romantic valley amid hills which form part of the Ardennes chain, some 35 km southeast of Li?ge , and 45 km southwest of Aachen....
. In continental Europe
Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas....
 a spa was known as a ville d'eau (town of water). The term spa is used for towns or resorts offering hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy

According to the International SPA Association , HYDROTHERAPY has long been a staple in European spas. It's the generic term for water therapies using jets, underwater massage and mineral baths and others....
 which can include cold water or mineral water
Mineral water

Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the water....
 treatments and hot thermal bath
Thermal bath

A thermal bath is a warm body of water. It is often referred to as a spa, which is traditionally used to mean a place where the water is believed to have special health-giving properties, though note that many spas offer cold water or mineral water treatments....
s.

Australia

Most of the mineral springs in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 are in the Central Highlands of Victoria, although there are a few springs in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Most are within 30 km of Daylesford
Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria , Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range....
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)

File:Map Victoria Aboriginal tribes .jpgVictoria is a States and territories of Australia located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most Population density and urbanised....
: the Daylesford
Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria , Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range....
 and Hepburn Springs call themselves the 'Spa Centre of Australia'.

Bulgaria

See: List of spa towns in Bulgaria
List of spa towns

The List of spa towns is a link page for any spa town.See: List of conservation topics...


Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
 is known for its over 500 mineral springs including the hottest spring in the Balkans in Sapareva Banya
Sapareva Banya

Sapareva Banya is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, part of Kyustendil Province. It is located at the north foot of the Rila mountain 15 km east of Dupnitsa....
 - 103°C. Other famous spa towns include Sandanski
Sandanski

Sandanski is a town and a recreation centre in south-western Bulgaria, part of Blagoevgrad Province. Named after revolutionary Yane Sandanski, it is located in a valley at the foot of Pirin Mountain, on both banks of the Sandanska Bistritsa River....
, Hisarya
Hisarya, Bulgaria

Hisarya is a small resort town in Bulgaria, in Plovdiv Province.Located in the outskirts of the Sredna Gora mountain range, it boasts of a very mild climate and over two dozen different mineral springs, which make it a favorite spa for many Bulgarian and foreign tourists....
, Bankya
Bankya

Bankya is a town and municipality in western Bulgaria. It is administratively part of greater Sofia and is close to Pernik and the city of Sofia....
, Devin
Devin

Devin may refer to:*Devin , a Gaelic name meaning "poet" or "rogue"*Devin, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria*Dev?n Castle and city part in Bratislava, Slovakia]...
, Kyustendil
Kyustendil

Kyustendil is a town in the far west of Bulgaria, the capital of Kyustendil Province, with a population of 58,059 . Kyustendil is situated in the southern part of the Kyustendil Valley, 90 km southwest of Sofia....
, Varshets
Varshets

Varshets is a spa town in Montana Province, northwestern Bulgaria. As of 2005, its population is 7,356 and the new mayor is Boryana Boncheva....
.

In Bulgarian language
Bulgarian language

Bulgarian is an Indo-European languages, a member of the Slavic languages linguistic group.Bulgarian demonstrates several linguistic innovations that set it apart from all other Slavic languages except Macedonian language, such as the elimination of grammatical case, the development of a suffixed definite article , the lack of a verb infin...
 the word for a spa is ???? (transliterated banya).

France

See: List of spa towns in France
List of spa towns in France

The following is a list of spa towns in France.*Aix-en-Provence*Aix-les-Bains*Allevard*Am?lie-les-Bains-Palalda*Ardeche*Aulus-les-Bains*Niederbronn...


As the first tourist destination in the world, there are more than 50 spa towns in France, including Aix-les-Bains
Aix-les-Bains

Aix-les-Bains is a Communes of France in the Savoie Departments of France in southeastern France. It lies near the Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chamb?ry....
, Bagnoles de l'Orne, Enghien-les-Bains
Enghien-les-Bains

Enghien-les-Bains is a commune in France in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.Enghien-les-Bains is famous as a spa resort and wealthy suburb of Paris developed in the 19th century around the scenic lake of Enghien....
.

Croatia

See: List of spa towns in Croatia
List of spa towns

The List of spa towns is a link page for any spa town.See: List of conservation topics...


In Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
, the word Toplice implies a spa town.

Germany

See: List of spa towns in Germany
List of spa towns in Germany

The following is a list of spa towns in Germany.The word Bad is normally used as a prefix or a suffix to denote that the town in question is a spa town....


In Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, the word Bad implies a spa town.

Serbia

See: List of spa towns in Serbia
List of spa towns

The List of spa towns is a link page for any spa town.See: List of conservation topics...


Serbia
Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
 is known for its many spa cities. Some of the best known springs are the Vrnjacka Banja
Vrnjacka Banja

Vrnjacka Banja is a town, municipality, and a resort, mineral spa located in Ra?ka District of Serbia....
 and Niska Banja.

In Serbia, the word Banja implies a spa town.

United Kingdom

See: List of spa towns in the United Kingdom
List of spa towns in the United Kingdom

The following is a list of spa towns in the United Kingdom....


Some but not all British
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 spa towns contain "Spa", "Wells", or "Bath" in their names, e.g., Matlock Bath
Matlock Bath

Matlock Bath is a village south of Matlock, Derbyshire in Derbyshire, England. Built along the River Derwent, Derbyshire, it developed, in the 1800s, as a spa town and still thrives on tourism....
. Some towns are designated Spa Heritage Towns. Both English towns granted the title "Royal", Royal Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington , and "Leam" to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England....
 and Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-southeast of central London, bordering the county of East Sussex. It is situated at the northern edge of the Weald, the sandstone geology of which is exemplified by the rock formations at the Wellington Rocks and High Rocks....
, are spa towns.

Other countries


See: List of spa towns
List of spa towns

The List of spa towns is a link page for any spa town.See: List of conservation topics...
  • in the Arab world
    Arab world

    The Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast....
     - Hammam
    Hammam

    The Turkish bath is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath, which can be categorized as a wet relative of the sauna. The Turkish baths have played an important role in cultures of the Middle-East, serving as places of social gathering, ritual cleansing, and as architectural structures, institutions, and elements with special c...
  • in Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  • in Belgium
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
     -
  • in Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
     - Bani
  • in Chile
    Chile

    Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
     - Termas
  • in Croatia
    Croatia

    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
     - Toplice
  • in Cyprus
    Cyprus

    Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
     - Loutra-Therma
  • in the Czech Republic
    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
     - Lázne
  • in Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
     -
  • in France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     - Bains, thermes
  • in Georgia
    Georgia (country)

    Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
     -
  • in Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    , Austria
    Austria

    Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
    , and Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
     - Bad, the first part of the names of most spa towns, a cognate to the English "bath" while "Therme" is used for the spa itself.
  • in Greece
    Greece

    Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
     - Loutra-Therma
  • in Hungary
    Hungary

    Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
     - fürdo or -füred
  • in Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
     - Terme
  • in Jamaica
    Jamaica

    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
     -
  • in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     - Onsen
    Onsen

    An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs....
  • in Lithuania
    Lithuania

    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
     - Druskininkai
    Druskininkai

    Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century....
  • in Malaysia
    Malaysia

    Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
     - Poring
  • in Mexico
    Mexico

    The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
    - Termas or Balneario
  • in New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
     - Rotorua
    Rotorua

    Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area....
  • in Peru
    Peru

    Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
     - "Cuzco","Cajamarca"
  • in Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
     - Zdrój
  • in Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
     - Caldas or Termas
  • in Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
     - ??????????? ???? or ???????? ????
  • in Romania
    Romania

    Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
     - "Baile Herculane
    Baile Herculane

    Baile Herculane is a town in Romanian Banat, in Caras-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinti Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation 168 meters....
    "
  • in Slovakia
    Slovakia

    Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
     - Kúpele
  • in Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
     - Banja
    Banja

    Banja is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after a significant mountain located in the woreda, Mount Banja, where Fasil of Damot crushed a revolt of the Agaw in the late 18th century....
  • in Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
     - Termas or Balneario
  • in Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
     - Termal or Kaplica
  • in Ukraine
    Ukraine

    Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
     -
  • in the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     - Spa and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
    Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

    Truth or Consequences is a spa town in and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 7,289....


See also

  • Spa
    SPA

    selfref|On Wikipedia, SPA may refer to...
  • Spa resort
  • Hot spring
    Hot spring

    A hot spring is a Spring that is produced by the emergence of Geothermal groundwater from the earth's crust . There are hot springs all over the earth, on every continent and even under the oceans and seas....
  • Sauna
    Sauna

    A sauna is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary facilities....
  • Thermae
    Thermae

    The terms balnea or thermae were the words the Ancient Rome used for the buildings housing their public baths.Most Roman cities had at least one, if not many, such buildings, which were centers of public bathing and socialization....
  • Mineral water
    Mineral water

    Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the water....
  • Hydrotherapy
    Hydrotherapy

    According to the International SPA Association , HYDROTHERAPY has long been a staple in European spas. It's the generic term for water therapies using jets, underwater massage and mineral baths and others....
  • Sanatorium
    Sanatorium

    A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, typically tuberculosis. A distinction is sometimes made between "sanitarium" and "sanatorium" ....


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in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
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