Bad Traunstein (formerly Traunstein) is a market town and municipality in the district of
Zwettl
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Zwettl (; Central Bavarian: ''Zwedl''; Czech: ''Světlá'') is a town and district capital of the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is chiefly known as the location of Zwettl Abbey, first mentioned in October 1139.
History
The n ...
in the
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n state of
Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
. In 2010 its official name was changed into ''Bad Traunstein'',
[Marktgemeinde Bad Traunstein, 17 May 2010]
''Bad Traunstein''
(access on 11 March 2014) referring to the local spa complex that had been opened a few years earlier (cf. German ''bad'' 'spa').
Population
References
Cities and towns in Zwettl District
Spa towns in Austria
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