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Vöslau

Bad Vöslau
Coat of arms of Bad Vöslau
Coat of arms
Bad Vöslau is located in Austria
Bad Vöslau
Bad Vöslau
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°58′N 16°13′E / 47.967°N 16.217°E / 47.967; 16.217Coordinates: 47°58′N 16°13′E / 47.967°N 16.217°E / 47.967; 16.217
Country Austria
State Lower Austria
District Baden
Government
 • Mayor Christoph Prinz
Area
 • Total 36.74 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Elevation 276 m (906 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 11,700
 • Density 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2540
Area code 02252

Bad Vöslau is a spa town in the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2008): 11,190.

Bad Vöslau is located 35 km south of Vienna.

In 1770, the Earl of Fries, whose vineyards were situated around Bad Vöslau, was the first from this region to grow red wine on a large scale. The red wine and the sparkling wine from Bad Vöslau were made famous worldwide by Robert Schlumberger.

In 1954, Bad Vöslau became a city and the brand "Vöslauer Stadtsiegel" was born.

On August 26, 1867, the Treaty of Vöslau was signed between the Kingdom of Greece and the Principality of Serbia.


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