A short visit to this town, known for it’s natural hot springs. Our group didn’t have time to actually get into the water. (Plus, it never occurred to me to bring my swim suit). It’s also known for its casino(s).
(From wiki:) “In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name “Great Spa Towns of Europe”, because of its famous spas and architecture that exemplifies the popularity of spa towns in Europe in the 18th through 20th centuries.
The springs at Baden-Baden were known to the Romans as Aquae (“The Waters”) and Aurelia Aquensis (“Aurelia-of-the-Waters”) after M. Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus.”
In modern German, Baden is a noun meaning “bathing” but Baden, the original name of the town, derives from an earlier plural form of Bad (“bath”). (Modern German uses the plural form Bäder.) As with the English placename “Bath”, other Badens are at hot springs throughout Central Europe. The current doubled name arose to distinguish it from the others, particularly Baden near Vienna in Austria and Baden near Zürich in Switzerland.”
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