Spa town
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A spa town (also called a bathing-place or simply a spa) is a specialized resort town situated around a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visited spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. The word comes from the Belgian town Spa.
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See also
- Bukovička Banja
- Spa
- Resort architecture
- Spa architecture
- Spa resort
- Hot spring
- Sauna
- Thermae
- Mineral water
- Hydrotherapy
- Sanatorium
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