Bad Vöslau

Infobox Town AT
name=Bad Vöslau
name_local=
image_coa = 100px-Wappen Bad Voeslau.png

state = Lower Austria
regbzk =
district = Baden
population =11190
population_as_of = 2005
population_ref =
pop_dens = 289
area = 36.74
elevation = 276
lat_deg=47
lat_min=58
lat_hem=N
lon_deg=16
lon_min=13
lon_hem=E
postal_code = 2540
area_code =02252
mayor = Christoph Prinz
website =

Bad Vöslau is a spa town the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2001): 10,998.

Geography

Bad Vöslau is located 35km south of Vienna.

History

In 1770, the Earl of Fries, whose vineyards were situated around Bad Vöslau, was the first from this region to grow red wine on a large scale. The red wine and the sparkling wine from Bad Vöslau were made famous worldwide by Robert Schlumberger.

In 1954, Bad Vöslau became a city and the brand "Vöslauer Stadtsiegel" was born.

External links

* [http://www.badvoeslau.at/ Town website] (in German)