- 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 theLower Austria federal state ofAustria . 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, whosevineyard s were situated around Bad Vöslau, was the first from this region to grow red wine on a large scale. Thered wine and thesparkling wine from Bad Vöslau were made famous worldwide byRobert Schlumberger .In
1954 , Bad Vöslau became acity and thebrand "Vöslauer Stadtsiegel" was born.External links
* [http://www.badvoeslau.at/ Town website] (in German)
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