Bad Gastein, Thermal spa town in Hohe Tauern mountains, Austria
The town stretches along steep mountainsides with grand Belle Epoque hotels surrounding a 200-meter waterfall in the Hohe Tauern National Park.
Emperor Franz Joseph inaugurated the first train station in the Alps here in 1905, making Bad Gastein accessible to aristocrats seeking thermal treatments.
The mineral waters attracted notable figures including Einstein, Churchill, and Sigmund Freud, who visited multiple times for therapeutic purposes.
The thermal springs maintain temperatures between 37 and 41 degrees Celsius, containing radon that provides relief from various medical conditions.
Patients receive treatments in the Gasteiner Heilstollen tunnel, where they rest on beds in dim lighting while perspiring in high-humidity conditions.
Location: St. Johann im Pongau District
Elevation above the sea: 1,002 m
Email: gemeinde@bad-gastein.at
Website: https://bad-gastein.at
GPS coordinates: 47.11472,13.13556
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:11
Grand Hotel de l'Europe
115 m
Ankogel
11.1 km
Badeschloss (Bad Gastein)
133 m
Hannoverhaus
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Felsentherme Bad Gastein
443 m
Graukogel
3.3 km
Gasteiner Wasserfall
145 m
Stubnerkogel
2.8 km
Ankogelbahn
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Stappitzer See
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Schloss Böckstein
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Montansiedlung Colloredohaus, Imhof-Stöckl
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Nikolauskirche Bad Gastein
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St. Preimskirche Bad Gastein
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Pfarrkirche hl. Maria Mutter vom Guten Rat Böckstein
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Tischlerspitze
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Hochwurtenspeicher
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Silberpfennig
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Mining Museum Altböckstein
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Christophoruskirche Bad Gastein
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Gasteiner Museum
113 m
Karl-Arnold-Mausoleum
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Angerschluchtbrücke
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Wurtenkees
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Prossau
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