Spa town
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A spa town is a town frequented, generally in times past, for health reasons, to "take the waters". The name derives from the Latin acronym "Salus per aquam" or "Sanitas per Aquam" (health through water) and it's the origin for the name of the Belgian town Spa. In continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville d'eau (town of water). Although Spa is famous for hot thermal baths, the term is also used for towns or resorts offering cold water or mineral water treatments which are included under the terms balneotherapy and hydrotherapy.
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[edit] Croatia
See: List of spa towns in Croatia
In Croatia, the word Toplice implies a spa town.
[edit] Germany
See: List of spa towns in Germany
In Germany, the word Bad implies a spa town.
[edit] United Kingdom
See: List of spa towns in the United Kingdom
In Britain there are a number of spa towns. Some of them use the word Spa (Boston Spa), others Wells (Llandrindod Wells) or Bath (Matlock Bath) after the placename. A new designation, Spa Heritage Towns, has been established in the United Kingdom. Both of the towns bestowed the title "Royal" (Royal Leamington Spa and Royal Tunbridge Wells) in England are spa towns. Some don't contain any reference to "Spa" at all, such as Harrogate or Buxton.
[edit] Other countries
See: List of spa towns
- in Austria - Moorbad Gmös
- in Australia - Daylesford
- in Belgium - Spa
- in Bulgaria - Bani
- in Chile - Termas
- in Croatia - Toplice
- in Cyprus - Loutra-Therma
- in Czech Republic - Lázně
- in France - Bains
- in Georgia, Tskhaltubo
- in Greece - Loutra-Therma
- in Hungary - Budapest
- in Hungary - -fürdő or -füred
- in Italy - Terme
- in Japan - Onsen
- in New Zealand - Hanmer Springs
- in New Zealand - Rotorua
- in Poland - Zdrój
- in Russia - Sochi
- in Romania - Băile Govora
- in Slovakia - Piešťany
- in Spain - Guitiriz
- in Turkey - Termal or Kaplica
- in the United States - Calistoga
- in the United States - Desert Hot Springs
- in the United States - Palm Springs
