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'''Bad Aussee''' ({{IPA|de|baːt aʊ̯sˈseː|lang}}; [[Central Bavarian]]: ''Bod Ossee'') is a town in the [[Austria]]n state of [[Styria]], located at the confluence of the three sources of the Traun River in the Ausseerland region. Bad Aussee serves as the economic and cultural center of the Styrian part of the [[Salzkammergut]] lakes region. With a population of
Together with other Alpine towns Bad Aussee engages in the [[Alpine Town of the Year]] Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Bad Aussee was awarded Alpine Town of the Year 2010.
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Prehistoric artifacts were discovered in the nearby [[Salzofen cave|Salzofenhöhle]] cave. The town began to flourish in the [[Middle Ages]], when salt works started operating in the late thirteenth century. Bad Aussee was designated a market town in 1295. The [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and late [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] Stadtpfarrkirche St. Paul (''parish church'') dates from the thirteenth century and contains a Gothic Madonna from 1420. The sacrament house dates from 1523. The Spitalkirche (''hospital church'') on Meranplatz square was erected before 1395 and contains two Gothic altarpieces with movable wings from the fifteenth century and frescoes.
Other important historical buildings include the Kammerhof, which was built before 1200. Until 1926, it housed the salt administration for the region. Charming houses that date from the fifteenth century surround the Kurpark and the harmonious center of town. Bad Aussee was the birthplace of Anna Plochl, a
The town was built up and around the salt industry.
▲[[File:Bad Aussee 1892..jpg|thumb|Bad Aussee 1892.]]
==Tourism==
Today, the
There are two ski regions accessible from Bad Aussee: Loser
▲Today, the town’s primary focus is on culture and tourism. Bad Aussee has a fine regional museum, the ''Kammerhofmuseum'' [http://www.aussee.at/system/web/sonderseite.aspx?menuonr=218744147&detailonr=218744147], which has exhibits regarding local traditions and customs, the salt trade and a collection of fossils found in the region. There is also a spa in the city centre, Vital Bad Aussee [http://www.vital.at/de/start/index.asp], that offers medicinal brine baths and the Kneipp Cure therapy, which was invented by the German priest [[Sebastian Kneipp]]. This therapy combines cold-water treatment, diets, and outdoor exercise. The town also sponsors a music festival that runs for several weeks in the spring of each year, called the ''Ausseer Jazzfrühling''.
▲There are two ski regions accessible from Bad Aussee: Loser [http://www.loser.at/] and Tauplitz [http://www.dietauplitz.com/]. The Loser Ski Region boasts an amazing view of the Dachstein Glacier and has been recently modernized. At the Tauplitz Ski Region, you can also go cross-country skiing or sledding in the evening.
==Lakes==
There are five lakes nearby Bad Aussee.
[[File:Altausseer See Sarstein.png|thumb|right|The Lake [[Altaussee]]]]
[[File:Grundlsee2.JPG|thumb|right|The Lake [[Grundlsee]]]]
Lake Altaussee (
Sommersbergersee is a smaller lake, which is not as deep as the other bodies of water in the region and is, as such, suitable for swimming at a much earlier date every year.
Toplitzsee, where the Nazis both tested weapons and allegedly dumped counterfeited currency, is the source of much local lore in the region. It is unique in that it has two layers of water, an upper one composed of fresh water and one beneath it made of salt water.
Kammersee is designated as the origin of the River Traun and can actually only be reached
==Culture and traditions==
=== Fasching===
The biggest yearly event in Bad Aussee occurs on ''Faschingsdienstag'' ([[Shrove Tuesday]]), when the ''Flinserln'' dress up in sequined costumes and parade through town to announce the coming of spring. Children recite old rhymes to the Flinserln and are rewarded with nuts or sweets. The Flinserln are accompanied by the ''Zacharin'', who keep spectators in line by waving [[pig bladder]]s on the ends of sticks and occasionally rapping people on the head with them. The celebration is rounded off by the ''Trommelweiber'' (Drum Women). The Trommelweiber are a group of men dressed in women's nightgowns, who go from inn to inn banging on drums, pots and pans, and enjoy the free food and beer. According to the tale, the tradition of the Trommelweiber was initiated in the last century as a way for men who frequented pubs to poke fun at their wives: at the time, women were not allowed in such establishments and often resorted to banging on pots and pans outside of the premises in order to get their husbands to come out, come home and dry up. Inns, pubs and restaurants are heavily frequented during the ''Heilige Drei Faschingstage'' (the three 'holy' days of Fasching) by costumed revelers known as ''Maschgera''.
===Narzissenfest===
Bad Aussee's other major yearly event is the ''Narzissenfest'' (Narcissus Festival). Every spring, on the last weekend in May, participants construct massive floral sculptures made from daffodil blossoms, and parade them through town on large floats, accompanied by regional folk music. Some of these floral sculptures are later displayed along the shores of Grundlsee or Altausseersee, alternating from one year to the next.
===Glöckler und Berigeln===
Another local custom takes place on 5 January. During the day, children, called ''Glöckler'', go door to door with little bells and sacks and receive ''Faschingskrapfen'' (donuts), oranges, chocolate or nuts. In the evening, it's the adults' turn! They take to the streets dressed as ''Berigeln'', in raggedy traditional dress clothes, their faces covered with a black clothe mask. They carry with them large cow bells, with which they announce their arrival in front of those who open their homes to the Berigeln. Once the Berigeln enter a home, they refrain from speaking in order to conceal their identity. Usually the host tries to guess their identity, as they proceed to fill them up with home-made schnapps, beer, Faschingskrapfen, and other foods.
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==''Tracht''==
Bad Aussee is unique within Austria as its inhabitants wear ''[[Tracht]]''
==Famous people==<!-- Please respect aphabetical order...(OK, but I prefer date order)-->
▲Bad Aussee is unique within Austria as its inhabitants wear ''Tracht'', or traditional dress, on a daily basis. Within other regions of Austria, it could almost be taken as a political statement if one were to wear Tracht. For women, this consists of a ''[[Dirndl]]'', a type of dress with a fitted bodice and full skirt. Many women choose to wear an ''Ausseerdirndl'', which has a green bodice, a rose-colored skirt and a purple apron.
[[File:Anna Plochl1.jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Anna Plochl]]]]
*[[Klaus Maria Brandauer]] (born 1943), Austrian actor and director▼
*[[Gunther Burstyn]] (1879–1945), inventor, technician, and [[Austro-Hungarian Army|Army officer]], helped develop the modern [[tank]]
*[[Marianne Feldhammer]] (1909–1996), an Austrian [[German resistance to Nazism|resistance activist]] during the Nazi years.
*[[Barbara Frischmuth]] (born 1941), Austrian writer of poetry and prose.▼
*[[Albrecht Gaiswinkler]] (1905–1979), Austrian, politician (SPÖ) and resistance fighter, said to have saved a copy of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''
*{{ill|Alfred Komarek|de}} (1945-2024), Austrian writer▼
*[[Manfred Nowak]] (born 1950), an Austrian human rights expert, the [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment|UN Special Rapporteur on Torture]], 2004 to 2010.
*[[Anna Plochl]] (1804–1885), the [[Morganatic marriage|morganatic wife]] of [[Archduke John of Austria]].
*[[Ulla Weigerstorfer]] (born 1967), an Austrian tv host, model and [[Miss World 1987]]▼
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*{{ill|Ausseer Hardbradler|de}} (formed 1993), reggae band▼
*[[Joy (Austrian band)|Joy]] (formed 1984), eurodisco group▼
▲*[[Klaus Maria Brandauer]], Austrian actor and director
▲*[[Ulla Weigerstorfer]], [[Miss World 1987]]
▲*[[Barbara Frischmuth]], Austrian writer
▲*Alfred Komarek, Austrian writer
▲*[[Paul Preuss (climber)|Paul Preuss]], Austrian [[climbing|climber]]
▲*Ausseer Hardbradler, reggae band
▲*[[Joy (band)]], eurodisco group
==References==
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*Pollner, M. ''Das Salz-Kammergut'', 1993.
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bad Aussee}}
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