Bad Aussee
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History
Prehistoric artifacts were discovered in the nearby Salzofenhöhle cave. The town began to flourish in the Middle Ages, when salt works started operating in the late thirteenth century. Bad Aussee was designated a market town in 1295. The sacrament house dates from 1523. Other important historical buildings include the Kammerhof, which was built before 1200. Until 1926, it housed the salt administration for the region. Charming houses that date from the fifteenth century surround the Kurpark and the harmonious center of town. The town was built up and around the salt industry.
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Bad Aussee is to the east of Salzburg, near the lakes of Altausseer See, Toplitzsee and Grundlsee in the Salzkammergut. It is part of the Ausseerland area together with Altaussee, Bad Mitterndorf, Grundlsee, Pichl-Kainisch and Tauplitz-Alm. Bad Aussee is not far from Bad Ischl, and Hallstatt with its lake.
Tourist attractions
The Romanesque and late Gothic Stadtpfarrkirche St. Paul (parish church) dates from the thirteenth century and contains a Gothic Madonna from 1420. The Spitalkirche (hospital church) on Meranplatz square was erected before 1395 and contains two Gothic altarpieces with movable wings from the fifteenth century and frescoes.
Today, the town’s primary focus is on culture and tourism. Bad Aussee has a fine regional museum, the Kammerhofmuseum, which has exhibits regarding local traditions and customs, the salt trade and a collection of fossils found in the region.
Surroundings
There are five lakes in Bad Aussee: Lake Altaussee (German: Altausseersee), Sommersbergersee, Lake Grundlsee, Toplitzsee, Kammersee
There are two ski regions accessible from Bad Aussee: Loser and Tauplitz . The Loser Ski Region boasts an amazing view of the Dachstein Glacier and has been recently modernized. At the Tauplitz Ski Region, you can also go cross-country skiing or sledding in the evening.
Natural healing resources
There is a spa in the city centre, Vital Bad Aussee, that offers medicinal brine baths and the Kneipp Cure therapy, which was invented by the German priest Sebastian Kneipp. This therapy combines cold-water treatment, diets, and outdoor exercise.