The

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of Bad Fischau-Brunn is an

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in the

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. It is situated some 50 km south of

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at the edge of

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. Bad Fischau-Brunn is divided into two ''

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Statistik Austria *Bad Fischau *Brunn an der Schneebergbahn.

History

The oldest traces of settlement in the area of the municipality date back to the

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(8th-6th century BC). A

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passed through the area, and the sources of Fischau were already used in the Roman era. The name ''Fischau'' was first mentioned in the 9th century. It was mentioned as a market town in 1166, and was site of the

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, too. However, it lost its importance after

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, founded at the end of the 12th century, became the site of the mint.Landesmuseum Niederösterreich
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s of Fischau took a rise in 1872, when the spa resort (''Kristalltherme'') was opened. It was rebuilt and expanded to its current state in 1900. The prefix ''"Bad"'' (spa town) has been added to the name in 1929. The current market town was formed in 1969 by merging the municipalities of Brunn an der Schneebergbahn and Bad-Fischau.

Population

Culture and sites of interest

*The thermal springs (19 °C), dating from 1900 in its present form. *The church, built in the 12th century, received its present classicist shape in 1796-1798. *The castle *The cave ''Eisensteinhöhle''

References

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