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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bosnia_and_Herzegovina"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Bosnia and Herzegovina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bosnia_and_Herzegovina-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Brazil" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brazil"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Brazil</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brazil-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bulgaria" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bulgaria"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Bulgaria</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bulgaria-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Croatia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Croatia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Croatia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Croatia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Czech_Republic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Czech_Republic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Czech Republic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Czech_Republic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Finland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Finland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Finland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Finland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-France" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#France"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>France</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-France-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Georgia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Georgia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Georgia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Georgia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Germany" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Germany"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Germany</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Germany-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Greece" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Greece"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>Greece</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Greece-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hungary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hungary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>Hungary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hungary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-India" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#India"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>India</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-India-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indonesia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indonesia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>Indonesia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indonesia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Italy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Italy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>Italy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Italy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Iraq" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Iraq"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.19</span> <span>Iraq</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Iraq-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Japan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Japan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.20</span> <span>Japan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Japan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kazakhstan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kazakhstan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.21</span> <span>Kazakhstan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kazakhstan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Luxembourg" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Luxembourg"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.22</span> <span>Luxembourg</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Luxembourg-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lithuania" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lithuania"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.23</span> <span>Lithuania</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lithuania-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Netherlands" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Netherlands"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.24</span> <span>Netherlands</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Netherlands-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Zealand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Zealand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.25</span> <span>New Zealand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Zealand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Poland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Poland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.26</span> <span>Poland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Poland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Portugal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Portugal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.27</span> <span>Portugal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Portugal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Romania" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Romania"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.28</span> <span>Romania</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Romania-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Serbia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Serbia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.29</span> <span>Serbia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Serbia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slovakia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slovakia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.30</span> <span>Slovakia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slovakia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slovenia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slovenia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.31</span> <span>Slovenia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slovenia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Africa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Africa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.32</span> <span>South Africa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Africa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-South_Korea(한국,_남한)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#South_Korea(한국,_남한)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.33</span> <span>South Korea(한국, 남한)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-South_Korea(한국,_남한)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spain" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spain"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.34</span> <span>Spain</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spain-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sweden" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sweden"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.35</span> <span>Sweden</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sweden-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Switzerland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Switzerland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.36</span> <span>Switzerland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Switzerland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Taiwan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Taiwan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.37</span> <span>Taiwan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Taiwan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Turkey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Turkey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.38</span> <span>Turkey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Turkey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ukraine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ukraine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.39</span> <span>Ukraine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ukraine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.40</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.41</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Terminology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Terminology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Terminology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Terminology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> 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href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" title="Курорт – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Курорт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" title="Курорт – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Курорт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" title="Курорт – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Курорт" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1zn%C4%9B" title="Lázně – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lázně" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurby" title="Kurby – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kurby" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurort" title="Kurort – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kurort" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuurort" title="Kuurort – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kuurort" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuracloko" title="Kuracloko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kuracloko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gune_termal" title="Gune termal – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gune termal" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_thermale" title="Station thermale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Station thermale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spa" title="Spa – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Spa" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" title="Курорт – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Курорт" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C_%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%84" title="온천 마을 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="온천 마을" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AA%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B5%D6%80" title="Բուժավայր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բուժավայր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lje%C4%8Dili%C5%A1ni_grad" title="Lječilišni grad – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Lječilišni grad" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuraco-loko" title="Kuraco-loko – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kuraco-loko" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%90" title="מקום מרפא – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מקום מרפא" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="კურორტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კურორტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82" title="Курорт – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Курорт" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_thermalis" title="Locus thermalis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Locus thermalis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%ABrorts" title="Kūrorts – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kūrorts" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Spa_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Spa (disambiguation)">Spa (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg/220px-Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg/330px-Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg/440px-Bad_P%C3%B6sty%C3%A9n.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The statue of "The crutchbreaker" in the spa town <a href="/wiki/Pie%C5%A1%C5%A5any" title="Piešťany">Piešťany</a> (<a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>) – a symbol of balneotherapy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa,_Belgium,_ca._1895.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg/220px-Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg/330px-Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg/440px-Flickr_-_%E2%80%A6trialsanderrors_-_Spa%2C_Belgium%2C_ca._1895.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3259" data-file-height="2392" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Old_master_print" title="Old master print">Print</a> of <a href="/wiki/Spa,_Belgium" title="Spa, Belgium">Spa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>, 1895</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg/220px-Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg/330px-Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg/440px-Ikaalisten_kylpyl%C3%A4_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption><i>Ikaalisten Kylpylä</i>, a spa center in <a href="/wiki/Ikaalinen" title="Ikaalinen">Ikaalinen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pirkanmaa" title="Pirkanmaa">Pirkanmaa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>spa town</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Resort_town" title="Resort town">resort town</a> based on a <a href="/wiki/Mineral_spa" title="Mineral spa">mineral spa</a> (a developed <a href="/wiki/Mineral_spring" title="Mineral spring">mineral spring</a>). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Guidott" title="Thomas Guidott">Thomas Guidott</a> set up a medical practice in the English town of <a href="/wiki/Bath,_Somerset" title="Bath, Somerset">Bath</a> in 1668. He became interested in the curative properties of the hot mineral waters there and in 1676 wrote <i>A discourse of Bathe, and the hot waters there. Also, Some Enquiries into the Nature of the water</i>. This brought the purported health-giving properties of the waters to the attention of the aristocracy, who started to partake in them soon after.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term <i>spa</i> is used for towns or resorts offering <a href="/wiki/Hydrotherapy" title="Hydrotherapy">hydrotherapy</a>, which can include cold water or <a href="/wiki/Mineral_water" title="Mineral water">mineral water</a> treatments and geothermal baths, and comes from the Belgian town <a href="/wiki/Spa,_Belgium" title="Spa, Belgium">Spa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spa_towns_by_country">Spa towns by country</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Spa towns by country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Argentina">Argentina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Argentina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Termas_de_Rio_Hondo" class="mw-redirect" title="Termas de Rio Hondo">Termas de Rio Hondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidencia_Roque_S%C3%A1enz_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña">Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australia">Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are mineral springs in the <a href="/wiki/Central_Highlands_of_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Highlands of Victoria">Central Highlands of Victoria</a>. Most are in and around <a href="/wiki/Daylesford,_Victoria" title="Daylesford, Victoria">Daylesford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_Springs,_Victoria" title="Hepburn Springs, Victoria">Hepburn Springs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Daylesford,_Victoria" title="Daylesford, Victoria">Daylesford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_Springs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hepburn Springs">Hepburn Springs</a> call themselves "Spa Country" and the "Spa Centre of Australia". </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a>, many towns have mineral springs created by <a href="/wiki/Artesian_bore" class="mw-redirect" title="Artesian bore">artesian bores</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin" title="Great Artesian Basin">Great Artesian Basin</a>, often the only or primary water supply to the towns. Some of these towns had periods of popularity as spa towns, including <a href="/wiki/Aramac,_Queensland" title="Aramac, Queensland">Ararmac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barcaldine,_Queensland" title="Barcaldine, Queensland">Barcaldine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dalby,_Queensland" title="Dalby, Queensland">Dalby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helidon,_Queensland" title="Helidon, Queensland">Helidon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Innot_Hot_Springs" title="Innot Hot Springs">Innot Hot Springs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Muckadilla,_Queensland" title="Muckadilla, Queensland">Muckadilla</a>, mostly in the late 1800s and early 1900s when mineral spas were believed to cure various medical conditions. However, the remote locations of most of these towns made them expensive to visit and only small-scale spa facilities developed there. Helidon, a day trip from <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> by car, was more successful, particularly with growing owernship of cars after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. However, concerns about <a href="/wiki/Radioactivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Radioactivity">radioactivity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bacteria" title="Bacteria">bacterial</a> <a href="/wiki/Contamination" title="Contamination">contamination</a> resulted in the Helidon Spa falling into disuse by 1994. Many towns in Queensland continue to provide bathing facilities fed by hot springs, but these are promoted as relaxing holiday activities rather than as medical treatments.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Belgium">Belgium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Belgium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chaudfontaine" title="Chaudfontaine">Chaudfontaine</a> (lit. "hot fountain" in French)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostend" title="Ostend">Ostend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spa,_Belgium" title="Spa, Belgium">Spa</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Eponym" title="Eponym">eponym</a> for the modern word)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bosnia_and_Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bosnia and Herzegovina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg/200px-Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg/300px-Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg/400px-Banja_Slatina_ulaz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4624" data-file-height="3472" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Slatina,_Lakta%C5%A1i" title="Slatina, Laktaši">Slatina</a> Spa</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banja_Ilid%C5%BEa" title="Banja Ilidža">Banja Ilidža</a>, a spa town near capital <a href="/wiki/Sarajevo" title="Sarajevo">Sarajevo</a></li> <li>Banja Slatina, <a href="/wiki/Slatina,_Lakta%C5%A1i" title="Slatina, Laktaši">Slatina</a> - Slatina is a spa town, well-known as one of the best health resorts for rheumatism in the region. Slatina has a tradition since 1870s.</li> <li>Banja Vrućica, <a href="/wiki/Tesli%C4%87" title="Teslić">Teslić</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brazil">Brazil</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Brazil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Brazil" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Brazil</a></div> <p>Brazil has a growing number of spa towns. The traditional ones are: <a href="/wiki/%C3%81guas_de_Lindoia" title="Águas de Lindoia">Águas de Lindoia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Serra_Negra" title="Serra Negra">Serra Negra</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C3%81guas_de_S%C3%A3o_Pedro" title="Águas de São Pedro">Águas de São Pedro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caxambu" title="Caxambu">Caxambu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Po%C3%A7os_de_Caldas" title="Poços de Caldas">Poços de Caldas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caldas_Novas" title="Caldas Novas">Caldas Novas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arax%C3%A1" title="Araxá">Araxá</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Louren%C3%A7o,_Minas_Gerais" title="São Lourenço, Minas Gerais">São Lourenço</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bulgaria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG/200px-Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG/300px-Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG/400px-Diocletianopolys-Hisarya_South_Gate.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption>The Roman walls of Hisarya. Many spa towns in Bulgaria have existed since the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Bulgaria" title="List of spa towns in Bulgaria">List of spa towns in Bulgaria</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> is known for its more than 500 mineral springs, including the hottest spring in the Balkans at <a href="/wiki/Sapareva_Banya" title="Sapareva Banya">Sapareva Banya</a> - 103 °C. Other famous spa towns include <a href="/wiki/Sandanski" title="Sandanski">Sandanski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hisarya,_Bulgaria" title="Hisarya, Bulgaria">Hisarya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bankya" title="Bankya">Bankya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devin,_Bulgaria" title="Devin, Bulgaria">Devin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyustendil" title="Kyustendil">Kyustendil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Varshets" title="Varshets">Varshets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Velingrad" title="Velingrad">Velingrad</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>, the word for a spa is <i>баня</i> (transliterated <i>banya</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Canada">Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Canada" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Canada</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Hot_Springs" title="Harrison Hot Springs">Harrison Hot Springs</a> is one of the oldest among 18 in British Columbia; there are also two in Alberta and one in Ontario. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Croatia">Croatia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Croatia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Croatia" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Croatia</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, the word <i>Toplice</i> implies a spa town. The most famous spa towns in Croatia are <a href="/wiki/Daruvar" title="Daruvar">Daruvar</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ibenik" title="Šibenik">Šibenik</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sisak" title="Sisak">Sisak</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Czech_Republic">Czech Republic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Czech Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg/608px-2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg" decoding="async" width="608" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg/912px-2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg/1216px-2007-KarlovyVary-053-wide.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8382" data-file-height="2354" /></a><figcaption>The spa town of <a href="/wiki/Karlovy_Vary" title="Karlovy Vary">Karlovy Vary</a> (Karlsbad) </figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Spa_towns_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="Spa towns in the Czech Republic">Spa towns in the Czech Republic</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Czech_language" title="Czech language">Czech</a>, the word <i>Lázně</i> implies a spa town. The most famous spa towns in Czech Republic are the <a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/West_Bohemian_Spa_Triangle" class="extiw" title="voy:West Bohemian Spa Triangle">West Bohemian Spa Triangle</a> of <a href="/wiki/Karlovy_Vary" title="Karlovy Vary">Karlovy Vary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franti%C5%A1kovy_L%C3%A1zn%C4%9B" title="Františkovy Lázně">Františkovy Lázně</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mari%C3%A1nsk%C3%A9_L%C3%A1zn%C4%9B" title="Mariánské Lázně">Mariánské Lázně</a>, listed on <a href="/wiki/Great_Spa_Towns_of_Europe" title="Great Spa Towns of Europe">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>. Other important spas are <a href="/wiki/Luha%C4%8Dovice" title="Luhačovice">Luhačovice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teplice" title="Teplice">Teplice</a>, <a href="/wiki/J%C3%A1chymov" title="Jáchymov">Jáchymov</a>, <a href="/wiki/Konstantinovy_L%C3%A1zn%C4%9B" title="Konstantinovy Lázně">Konstantinovy Lázně</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jesen%C3%ADk" title="Jeseník">Jeseník</a>, <a href="/wiki/T%C5%99ebo%C5%88" title="Třeboň">Třeboň</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pod%C4%9Bbrady" title="Poděbrady">Poděbrady</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bechyn%C4%9B" title="Bechyně">Bechyně</a> or <a href="/wiki/Velk%C3%A9_Losiny" title="Velké Losiny">Velké Losiny</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finland">Finland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Finland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally, <a href="/wiki/Hanko,_Finland" title="Hanko, Finland">Hanko</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rauma,_Finland" title="Rauma, Finland">Rauma</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Kalajoki" title="Kalajoki">Kalajoki</a> have been considered spa towns. Today there are more than 50 spas (<i>kylpylä</i>) in Finland;<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some towns known for their spa centers include <a href="/wiki/Ikaalinen" title="Ikaalinen">Ikaalinen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naantali" title="Naantali">Naantali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Imatra" title="Imatra">Imatra</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_France" title="List of spa towns in France">List of spa towns in France</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, the words <i>bains</i>, <i>thermes</i> and <i>eaux</i> in city names often imply a spa town. There are more than 50 spa towns in France, including <a href="/wiki/Vichy" title="Vichy">Vichy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aix-les-Bains" title="Aix-les-Bains">Aix-les-Bains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bagnoles-de-l%27Orne" title="Bagnoles-de-l'Orne">Bagnoles-de-l'Orne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dax,_Landes" title="Dax, Landes">Dax</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Enghien-les-Bains" title="Enghien-les-Bains">Enghien-les-Bains</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia">Georgia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Borjomi" title="Borjomi">Borjomi</a> is one such example in south Georgia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Binz_(2011-05-21)_05.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG/220px-Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG/330px-Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG/440px-Binz_%282011-05-21%29_05.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2419" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Binz" title="Binz">Binz</a> on <a href="/wiki/R%C3%BCgen" title="Rügen">Rugia Island</a>, Germany</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Germany" title="List of spa towns in Germany">List of spa towns in Germany</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, the word <i>Bad</i> implies a spa town. Among the many famous spa towns in Germany are <a href="/wiki/Aachen" title="Aachen">Bad Aachen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baden-Baden" title="Baden-Baden">Baden-Baden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Br%C3%BCckenau" title="Bad Brückenau">Bad Brückenau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Ems" title="Bad Ems">Bad Ems</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Homburg_vor_der_H%C3%B6he" class="mw-redirect" title="Bad Homburg vor der Höhe">Bad Homburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Honnef" title="Bad Honnef">Bad Honnef</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Kissingen" title="Bad Kissingen">Bad Kissingen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Kreuznach" title="Bad Kreuznach">Bad Kreuznach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Mergentheim" title="Bad Mergentheim">Bad Mergentheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Muskau" title="Bad Muskau">Bad Muskau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Oeynhausen" title="Bad Oeynhausen">Bad Oeynhausen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Pyrmont" title="Bad Pyrmont">Bad Pyrmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Reichenhall" title="Bad Reichenhall">Bad Reichenhall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Saarow" title="Bad Saarow">Bad Saarow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Schandau" title="Bad Schandau">Bad Schandau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Sch%C3%B6nborn" title="Bad Schönborn">Bad Schönborn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Segeberg" title="Bad Segeberg">Bad Segeberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Soden" title="Bad Soden">Bad Soden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_T%C3%B6lz" title="Bad Tölz">Bad Tölz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Wildbad" title="Bad Wildbad">Bad Wildbad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Wimpfen" title="Bad Wimpfen">Bad Wimpfen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Traben-Trarbach" title="Traben-Trarbach">Bad Wildstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berchtesgaden" title="Berchtesgaden">Berchtesgaden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Binz" title="Binz">Binz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freudenstadt" title="Freudenstadt">Freudenstadt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heiligendamm" title="Heiligendamm">Heiligendamm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heringsdorf,_Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" class="mw-redirect" title="Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern">Heringsdorf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kampen_(Sylt)" title="Kampen (Sylt)">Kampen</a>, <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigstein_im_Taunus" title="Königstein im Taunus">Königstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radebeul" title="Radebeul">Radebeul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schwangau" title="Schwangau">Schwangau</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Blasien" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Blasien">St. Blasien</a>, <a href="/wiki/Titisee-Neustadt" title="Titisee-Neustadt">Titisee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tegernsee" title="Tegernsee">Tegernsee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Travem%C3%BCnde" title="Travemünde">Travemünde</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zingst" title="Zingst">Zingst</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wiesbaden" title="Wiesbaden">Wiesbaden</a> is the largest spa town in Germany. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greece">Greece</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Greece"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Greece" title="List of spa towns in Greece">List of spa towns in Greece</a></div> <p>The most popular spa towns in Greece are <a href="/wiki/Aidipsos" title="Aidipsos">Aidipsos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agkistro" title="Agkistro"> Agkistro, Serres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loutraki" title="Loutraki">Loutraki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamena_Vourla" title="Kamena Vourla">Kamena Vourla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kimolos" title="Kimolos">Kimolos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loutra_Kyllinis" class="mw-redirect" title="Loutra Kyllinis">Loutra Kyllinis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sidirokastro" title="Sidirokastro">Sidirokastro, Serres</a>, Lakkos <a href="/wiki/Milos" title="Milos">Milos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loutrochori,_Pella" title="Loutrochori, Pella">Loutrochori, Aridaia, Pella</a> (Pozar) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hungary">Hungary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Hungary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Hungary" title="List of spa towns in Hungary">List of spa towns in Hungary</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, the word <i>fürdő</i> or the more archaic <i>füred</i> ("bath"), <i>fürdőváros</i> ("spa town") or <i>fürdőhely</i> ("bathing place") implies a spa town. Hungary is rich in thermal waters with purported health benefits, and many spa towns are popular tourist destinations. <a href="/wiki/Budapest" title="Budapest">Budapest</a> has <a href="/wiki/Budapest#Spas" title="Budapest">several spas</a>, including Turkish style spas dating back to the 16th century. <a href="/wiki/Eger" title="Eger">Eger</a> also has a Turkish spa. Other famous spas include the ones at <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9v%C3%ADz" title="Hévíz">Hévíz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hark%C3%A1ny" title="Harkány">Harkány</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCk" title="Bük">Bük</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hajd%C3%BAszoboszl%C3%B3" title="Hajdúszoboszló">Hajdúszoboszló</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyula,_Hungary" title="Gyula, Hungary">Gyula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bog%C3%A1cs" title="Bogács">Bogács</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCkksz%C3%A9k" title="Bükkszék">Bükkszék</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zalakaros" title="Zalakaros">Zalakaros</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cave_Bath" title="Cave Bath">Cave Bath</a> at <a href="/wiki/Miskolctapolca" title="Miskolctapolca">Miskolctapolca</a> and the Zsóry-fürdő at <a href="/wiki/Mez%C5%91k%C3%B6vesd" title="Mezőkövesd">Mezőkövesd</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovalam" title="Kovalam">Kovalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poovar" title="Poovar">Poovar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batam" title="Batam">Batam</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy">Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Terme_berzieri.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Terme_berzieri.jpg/200px-Terme_berzieri.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Terme_berzieri.jpg/300px-Terme_berzieri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Terme_berzieri.jpg/400px-Terme_berzieri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="981" data-file-height="777" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Salsomaggiore_Terme" title="Salsomaggiore Terme">Salsomaggiore Terme</a>, in Northern <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Italy" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Italy</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, spa towns, called <i>città termale</i> (from Latin <i>thermae</i>), are very numerous all over the country because of the intense geological activity of the territory. These places were known and used since the Roman age. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iraq">Iraq</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Iraq"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hamam_al-Alil" title="Hamam al-Alil">Hamam al-Alil</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japan">Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Onsen" title="Onsen">Onsen</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Kazakhstan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burabay" title="Burabay">Burabay</a>, lies in the <a href="/wiki/Kokshetau_Mountains" title="Kokshetau Mountains">Kokshetau Mountains</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Kokshetau_Hills" title="Kokshetau Hills">Kokshetau Hills</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Uplands" title="Kazakh Uplands">Kazakh Uplands</a> (Saryarka).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Luxembourg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mondorf-les-Bains" title="Mondorf-les-Bains">Mondorf-les-Bains</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lithuania">Lithuania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Lithuania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Druskininkai" title="Druskininkai">Druskininkai</a> - is known for mineral springs. The name comes from Lithuanian word <i>druska</i> - salt.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bir%C5%A1tonas" title="Birštonas">Birštonas</a> - is known for mineral springs and curative mud applications.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Netherlands">Netherlands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Nieuweschans" title="Bad Nieuweschans">Bad Nieuweschans</a> in the North on the border with Germany, with "Bad" implying a spa town.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valkenburg_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Valkenburg (city)">Valkenburg</a> near Maastricht, which wants to be a "city of wellness".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Zealand">New Zealand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rotorua" title="Rotorua">Rotorua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanmer_Springs" title="Hanmer Springs">Hanmer Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waiwera" title="Waiwera">Waiwera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Aroha" title="Te Aroha">Te Aroha</a><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg/220px-Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg/330px-Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg/440px-Domain_Historic_Area_Te_Aroha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain</figcaption></figure></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngawha_Springs" title="Ngawha Springs">Ngawha Springs</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tearohanz.co.nz/see-do/history-of-te-aroha/a-spa-town-is-born">Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poland">Poland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Poland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Poland" title="List of spa towns in Poland">List of spa towns in Poland</a></div> <p>Most spa towns in Poland are located in the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Poland" title="Lesser Poland">Lesser Poland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Lower Silesian</a> Voivodeships. Some of them have an affix "<i>Zdrój</i>" in their name (written with <a href="/wiki/Hyphen" title="Hyphen">hyphen</a> or separately), meaning "water spring", to denote their spa status, but this is not a general rule (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Ciechocinek" title="Ciechocinek">Ciechocinek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inowroc%C5%82aw" title="Inowrocław">Inowrocław</a> are spa towns, but do not use the affix). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Portugal">Portugal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Portugal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Waterfall,_Caldas_De_Monchique,_Portugal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg/200px-Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg/300px-Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg/400px-Waterfall%2C_Caldas_De_Monchique%2C_Portugal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>A waterfall in <a href="/wiki/Caldas_de_Monchique" title="Caldas de Monchique">Caldas de Monchique</a>, <a href="/wiki/Algarve" title="Algarve">Algarve</a> (south region of <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>Portugal is well known by famous spa towns throughout of the country. </p><p>Due to its high quality, as well as the landscape where are located, the most important ones are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caldas_da_Rainha" title="Caldas da Rainha">Caldas da Rainha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldas_das_Taipas" title="Caldas das Taipas">Caldas das Taipas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldas_de_Monchique" title="Caldas de Monchique">Caldas de Monchique</a></li> <li>Termas do Gerês</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizela" title="Vizela">Caldas de Vizela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedras_Salgadas" title="Pedras Salgadas">Pedras Salgadas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidago" title="Vidago">Vidago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaves,_Portugal" title="Chaves, Portugal">Chaves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Pedro_do_Sul,_Portugal" title="São Pedro do Sul, Portugal">São Pedro do Sul</a></li> <li>Caldas da Felgueira located in <a href="/wiki/Viseu_District" title="Viseu District">Viseu District</a>, and 5km from <a href="/wiki/Nelas" title="Nelas">Nelas</a> town.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Termas_de_Monfortinho" title="Termas de Monfortinho">Termas de Monfortinho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldas_de_S%C3%A3o_Jorge" title="Caldas de São Jorge">Caldas de São Jorge</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Romania">Romania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Romania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns#Romania" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns § Romania</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>, the word <i>Băile</i> implies a spa town. The most famous spa towns in Romania are <a href="/wiki/B%C4%83ile_Herculane" title="Băile Herculane">Băile Herculane</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%C4%83ile_Felix" title="Băile Felix">Băile Felix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangalia" title="Mangalia">Mangalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Covasna" title="Covasna">Covasna</a>, <a href="/wiki/C%C4%83lim%C4%83ne%C8%99ti" title="Călimănești">Călimănești</a> & <a href="/wiki/Borsec" title="Borsec">Borsec</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Serbia">Serbia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Serbia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Serbia" title="List of spa towns in Serbia">List of spa towns in Serbia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> is known for its many spa cities. Some of the best known springs are the <a href="/wiki/Vrnja%C4%8Dka_Banja" title="Vrnjačka Banja">Vrnjačka Banja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bukovi%C4%8Dka_Banja" class="mw-redirect" title="Bukovička Banja">Bukovička Banja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vrujci" class="mw-redirect" title="Vrujci">Vrujci</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sokobanja" title="Sokobanja">Sokobanja</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ni%C5%A1ka_Banja" title="Niška Banja">Niška Banja</a>. The hottest spring in Serbia is at <a href="/wiki/Vranjska_Banja" title="Vranjska Banja">Vranjska Banja</a> (96°C)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Serbia, the word <i>Banja</i> implies a spa town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slovakia">Slovakia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Slovakia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice,_Blue_Spa_building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg/250px-Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg/375px-Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg/500px-Tur%C4%8Dinske_Teplice%2C_Blue_Spa_building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to the spa in <a href="/wiki/Tur%C4%8Dianske_Teplice" title="Turčianske Teplice">Turčianske Teplice</a> (Slovakia)</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Spa_towns_in_Slovakia" title="Spa towns in Slovakia">Spa towns in Slovakia</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> is well known by its spa towns. The most famous is the city of <a href="/wiki/Pie%C5%A1%C5%A5any" title="Piešťany">Piešťany</a> in <a href="/wiki/Trnava_Region" title="Trnava Region">Trnava Region</a>. Other notable spa towns in Slovakia include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bardejov" title="Bardejov">Bardejov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brusno" title="Brusno">Brusno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bojnice" title="Bojnice">Bojnice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%8C%C3%AD%C5%BE" title="Číž">Číž</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudince" title="Dudince">Dudince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liptovsk%C3%BD_J%C3%A1n" title="Liptovský Ján">Liptovský Ján</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%BA%C4%8Dky_(okres_Ru%C5%BEomberok)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lúčky (okres Ružomberok)">Lúčky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pie%C5%A1%C5%A5any" title="Piešťany">Piešťany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajeck%C3%A9_Teplice" title="Rajecké Teplice">Rajecké Teplice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sklen%C3%A9_Teplice" title="Sklené Teplice">Sklené Teplice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slia%C4%8D" title="Sliač">Sliač</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smrd%C3%A1ky" title="Smrdáky">Smrdáky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tren%C4%8Dianske_Teplice" title="Trenčianske Teplice">Trenčianske Teplice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tur%C4%8Dianske_Teplice" title="Turčianske Teplice">Turčianske Teplice</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slovenia">Slovenia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Slovenia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spa towns in <a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> include <a href="/wiki/Roga%C5%A1ka_Slatina" title="Rogaška Slatina">Rogaška Slatina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radenci" title="Radenci">Radenci</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C4%8Cate%C5%BE_ob_Savi" title="Čatež ob Savi">Čatež ob Savi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dobrna" title="Dobrna">Dobrna</a>, Dolenjske Toplice, Šmarješke Toplice, <a href="/wiki/Moravske_Toplice" title="Moravske Toplice">Moravske Toplice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rimske_Toplice" title="Rimske Toplice">Rimske Toplice</a>, <a href="/wiki/La%C5%A1ko" title="Laško">Laško</a> and <a href="/wiki/Topol%C5%A1ica" title="Topolšica">Topolšica</a>. They offer accommodation in hotels, apartments, bungalows, and camp sites. The Slovenian words <i>terme</i> or <i>toplice</i> imply a spa town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spa towns in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caledon,_South_Africa" title="Caledon, South Africa">Caledon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badplaas" title="Badplaas">Badplaas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bela-Bela" title="Bela-Bela">Bela-Bela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tshipise" title="Tshipise">Tshipise</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Korea(한국,_남한)"><span id="South_Korea.28.ED.95.9C.EA.B5.AD.2C_.EB.82.A8.ED.95.9C.29"></span>South Korea(한국, 남한)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: South Korea(한국, 남한)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dongrae,_Busan_%EB%8F%99%EB%9E%98%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dongrae, Busan 동래온천 (page does not exist)">Dongrae, Busan 동래온천 </a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haewundae,_Busan%ED%95%B4%EC%9A%B4%EB%8C%80%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haewundae, Busan해운대온천 (page does not exist)">Haewundae, Busan해운대온천</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Suanbo_%EC%88%98%EC%95%88%EB%B3%B4%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Suanbo 수안보온천 (page does not exist)">Suanbo 수안보온천 </a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yuseong,_Daejeon%EC%9C%A0%EC%84%B1%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yuseong, Daejeon유성온천 (page does not exist)">Yuseong, Daejeon유성온천 </a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Onyang,_Asan%EC%98%A8%EC%96%91%EC%98%A8%EC%B2%9C&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Onyang, Asan온양온천 (page does not exist)">Onyang, Asan온양온천</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Spa towns in <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alhama_de_Aragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Alhama de Aragon">Alhama de Aragon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panticosa" title="Panticosa">Panticosa</a> in the high <a href="/wiki/Pyrenees" title="Pyrenees">Pyrenees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archena" title="Archena">Archena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldes_d%27Estrac" title="Caldes d'Estrac">Caldes d'Estrac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldes_de_Montbui" title="Caldes de Montbui">Caldes de Montbui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riofr%C3%ADo,_%C3%81vila" title="Riofrío, Ávila">Riofrío</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldes_de_Malavella" title="Caldes de Malavella">Caldes de Malavella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanjar%C3%B3n" title="Lanjarón">Lanjarón</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Balneario_da_Toxa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Balneario da Toxa (page does not exist)">A Toxa</a>, an island-spa in northwestern <a href="/wiki/Galicia_(Spain)" title="Galicia (Spain)">Galicia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mondariz_%E2%80%93_Balneario" title="Mondariz – Balneario">Mondariz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnedillo" title="Arnedillo">Arnedillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zestoa" title="Zestoa">Zestoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karrantza" title="Karrantza">Karrantza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montemayor" title="Montemayor">Montemayor</a></li> <li>Caldas de Luna</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raml%C3%B6sa" title="Ramlösa">Ramlösa</a> now a part of Helsingborg</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Switzerland">Switzerland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Switzerland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baden,_Switzerland" title="Baden, Switzerland">Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Ragaz" title="Bad Ragaz">Bad Ragaz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ragatz" title="Ragatz">Ragatz</a>, also known as "Old Baths Pfäfers" or "Old Baths of Pfäfersin")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davos" title="Davos">Davos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavey-les-Bains" title="Lavey-les-Bains">Lavey-les-Bains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leukerbad" title="Leukerbad">Leukerbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schinznach_Bad" class="mw-redirect" title="Schinznach Bad">Schinznach Bad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yverdon-les-Bains" title="Yverdon-les-Bains">Yverdon-les-Bains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zurzach" title="Zurzach">Zurzach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragatz" title="Ragatz">Ragatz</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taiwan">Taiwan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Taiwan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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Street in <a href="/wiki/Wulai_Hot_Spring" title="Wulai Hot Spring">Wulai, New Taipei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> is home to a number of towns and cities with tourism infrastructure centered on hot springs. These include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jiaoxi,_Yilan" title="Jiaoxi, Yilan">Jiaoxi, Yilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wulai_Hot_Spring" title="Wulai Hot Spring">Wulai, New Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beitou_District" title="Beitou District">Beitou District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taipei_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Taipei City">Taipei City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai%27an,_Miaoli" title="Tai'an, Miaoli">Tai'an, Miaoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guguan_(hot_spring)" title="Guguan (hot spring)">Guguan</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Heping_District,_Taichung" title="Heping District, Taichung">Heping, Taichung</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkey">Turkey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Turkey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several spa towns in <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. The most famous of these is Pamukkale, Denizli where the <a href="/wiki/Pamukkale" title="Pamukkale">Pamukkale thermal springs</a> are located. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayder" title="Ayder">Ayder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%87e%C5%9Fme" title="Çeşme">Çeşme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6nen" title="Gönen">Gönen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C4%B1z%C4%B1lcahamam" title="Kızılcahamam">Kızılcahamam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamukkale" title="Pamukkale">Pamukkale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sand%C4%B1kl%C4%B1" title="Sandıklı">Sandıklı</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Termal" title="Termal">Termal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morshyn" title="Morshyn">Morshyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truskavets" title="Truskavets">Truskavets</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of spa towns in the United Kingdom">List of spa towns in the United Kingdom</a></div> <p>Some but not all <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> spa towns contain "Spa", "Wells", or "Bath" in their names, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Matlock_Bath" title="Matlock Bath">Matlock Bath</a>. Some towns are designated Spa Heritage Towns. Two out of four of the English towns granted the title "Royal", <a href="/wiki/Leamington_Spa" title="Leamington Spa">Royal Leamington Spa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tunbridge_Wells" title="Royal Tunbridge Wells">Royal Tunbridge Wells</a>, are spa towns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chena_Hot_Springs,_Alaska" title="Chena Hot Springs, Alaska">Chena Hot Springs, Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Eureka Springs, Arkansas">Eureka Springs, Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Hot Springs, Arkansas">Hot Springs, Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calistoga,_California" title="Calistoga, California">Calistoga, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Hot_Springs,_California" title="Desert Hot Springs, California">Desert Hot Springs, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California" title="Palm Springs, California">Palm Springs, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenwood_Springs,_Colorado" title="Glenwood Springs, Colorado">Glenwood Springs, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagosa_Springs,_Colorado" title="Pagosa Springs, Colorado">Pagosa Springs, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steamboat_Springs,_Colorado" title="Steamboat Springs, Colorado">Steamboat Springs, Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safety_Harbor,_Florida" title="Safety Harbor, Florida">Safety Harbor, Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warm_Springs,_Georgia" title="Warm Springs, Georgia">Warm Springs, Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lava_Hot_Springs,_Idaho" title="Lava Hot Springs, Idaho">Lava Hot Springs, Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Baden_Springs,_Indiana" title="West Baden Springs, Indiana">West Baden Springs, Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Clemens,_Michigan" title="Mount Clemens, Michigan">Mount Clemens, Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_Springs,_Missouri" title="Excelsior Springs, Missouri">Excelsior Springs, Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jemez_Springs,_New_Mexico" title="Jemez Springs, New Mexico">Jemez Springs, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico" title="Truth or Consequences, New Mexico">Truth or Consequences, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gila_Hot_Springs,_New_Mexico" title="Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico">Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballston_Spa,_New_York" title="Ballston Spa, New York">Ballston Spa, New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga_Springs,_New_York" title="Saratoga Springs, New York">Saratoga Springs, New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Hot Springs, North Carolina">Hot Springs, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Pennsylvania" title="Bedford, Pennsylvania">Bedford, Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Springs,_South_Dakota" title="Hot Springs, South Dakota">Hot Springs, South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral_Wells,_Texas" title="Mineral Wells, Texas">Mineral Wells, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warm_Springs,_Virginia" title="Warm Springs, Virginia">Warm Springs, Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connell,_Washington" title="Connell, Washington">Connell, Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_(Berkeley_Springs),_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia">Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waukesha,_Wisconsin" title="Waukesha, Wisconsin">Waukesha, Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga,_Wyoming" title="Saratoga, Wyoming">Saratoga, Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thermopolis,_Wyoming" title="Thermopolis, Wyoming">Thermopolis, Wyoming</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Terminology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns" title="List of spa towns">List of spa towns</a></div> <p>Terms used in various countries: </p> <ul><li>in the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a> -<i> <a href="/wiki/Turkish_bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Turkish bath">Hammam</a></i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> - <i>Bani</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> - <i>Termas</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> - <i>Toplice</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> - <i>Loutra-Therma</i></li> <li>in the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> - <i>Lázně</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> - <i>Filwoha</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> - <i>Bains, thermes</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a> - <i>სამკურნალო წყლები</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> - <i>Bad</i>, the first part of the names of most spa towns, a cognate to the English "bath" while "Therme" is used for the spa itself.</li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> - <i>Loutra-Therma</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a> - <i>fürdő</i> or -<i>füred</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> - <i>Terme</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> - <i>Cheshme Ab-e-Garm"</i> or <i>"Cheshme Ab-e-Madani</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Onsen" title="Onsen">Onsen</a></i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a> - <i>온천</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>- <i>Termas</i> or <i>Balneario</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> - <i>Cuzco, Cajamarca</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_spa_towns_in_Poland" title="List of spa towns in Poland">List of spa towns in Poland</a></i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> - <i>Caldas</i> or <i>Termas </i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> - <i>Минеральные воды</i> or <i>Лечебные воды</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> - <i>Băile</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a> - <i>Liečebné kúpele</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> - <i>Banja</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> - <i>Termas</i> or <i>Balneario</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> - <i>Termal</i> or <i>Kaplica</i></li> <li>in <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> - <i>Лікувальні води</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Spa_town&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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