Bad Vöslau

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Coordinates: 47°58′0″N 16°13′0″E / 47.96667, 16.21667

Bad Vöslau
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Austria
State	Lower Austria
District	Baden
Mayor	Christoph Prinz
Basic statistics
Area	36.74 km² (14.2 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m  (906 ft)
Population	11,190  (11/06/2008)
- Density	305 /km² (789 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal code	2540
Area code	02252

Bad Vöslau is a spa town the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2001): 10,998.

[edit] Geography

Bad Vöslau is located 35km south of Vienna.

[edit] History

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.

[edit] External links

• Town website (in German)

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