Baden : Austria
Baden bei Wien, a city in Lower Austria, 26 kilometres South of Vienna. Population (2002) 31,000.
It is beautifully situated at the mouth of the romantic Helenental, on the banks of the Schwechat, and used to be the principal summer resort of the wealthy inhabitants of the neighbouring capital. It possesses a Kurhaus, fifteen bathing-establishments, a parish church in late Gothic style, and a town-hall, which contains interesting archives. The warm baths, which gave name to the town, are thirteen in number, with a temperature of from 22 C (72 F). to 36 C (97 F), and contain, as chief ingredient, sulphate of lime. They rise for the most part at the foot of the Calvarienberg (1070 ft.), which is composed of dolomitic limestone, and are mostly used for bathing purposes. Baden is surrounded by c.120 vineyards and has about 70 wine pubs (“Heurige”).
Baden is accessed by the Sdautobahn (A2) and is linked with the Sdbahn rail with a train station and the Badener Bahn.
Baden bei Wien has schools, banks, a post office and squares (Pltze)
Neighborhoods
Baden
Braiten
Gamingerhof
Leesdorf
Mitterberg
Rauhenstein
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