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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > Austria > Baden bei Wien
Baden. Pop. 25,207. Currency Euro. Language German. Time Zone GMT + 1 hours. Best Time to go – year round location. Baden, often called Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna), is an old spa town situated south of Vienna. The name Baden refers to the German word for bath and the town has hot baths with water containing sulphate of lime which contains strong recuperative properties. Baden became popular with the Austrian imperial family who had many fine villas built in the town. Alongside the spas the town has some interesting other buildings such as: Ruined castle of Rauhenstein; Scharfeneck Castle; Stadttheater Baden; Casino Baden; Kurpark; and the Mayerling hunting-lodge. Wine buffs will be pleasantly surprised that Baden is surrounded by about 120 vineyards and has about 70 wine pubs.
Baden Hotels Reservation Schloss Weikersdorf Hotel Caruso Hotel Grand Sauerhof Hotel Sacher Hotel Park Hotel and Baden Accommodations.
Schloss Weikersdorf Hotel, is a 4 star hotel with 104 rooms. A Renaissance castle with a modern wing; conveniently located in Doblhoffpark; close to the town center. Guests can enjoy an array of amenities including a sports center with indoor and outdoor tennis courts and a fitness room, as well as spa facilities, an indoor swimming pool, and bowling alley.
Mayerling is a small village (pop: 200) in Lower Austria belonging to the municipality of Alland in the district of Baden. It is situated on the Schwechat River, in the Wienerwald (Vienna woods), 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Vienna. In 1886 Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown acquired the Mayerling manor and transformed it into a hunting lodge. It was in this hunting lodge that, on January 30, 1889, he was found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera, apparently as a result of suicide. Exactly what happened is clouded in mystery.
Baden is a spa town and medieval city in Lower Austria, 26 kilometres south of Vienna, with a population of 25,207 (2005). Frequently, the name is given as Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna); this name, however, is not official, but can be used to distinguish it from other cities of the same name such as Baden-Baden or Baden, Switzerland. Baden is situated at the mouth of the romantic Helenental, on the banks of the Schwechat, and used to be the principal summer resort of the wealthy inhabitants of Vienna, the neighbouring capital.
The Viennese Woods and the luscious vineyards merge into the Romantic lanes and squares of Baden forming a harmony with the Biedermeier houses creating a particular ambience that is both serene and radiant, filled with the joy of life. Only 26 kilometers from Vienna, the cultural capital of Austria, Baden offers a rich variety of baths and springs, parks and gardens, coffeehouses, idyllic wine places as well as leisure and sports facilities.
Heuriger is the name given to many Austrian wine-drinking locales where patrons can experience Gemütlichkeit. Originally only the most recent year's wine was served at such an establishment. heurig meaning this year's (as an adjective) in Austrian German; thus, a Heuriger.
