Place:Bad Vöslau, Niederösterreich, Austria

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NameBad Vöslau
Alt namesBad Vöslausource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Bad Voslau
TypeTown
Coordinates47.967°N 16.233°E
Located inNiederösterreich, Austria
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Bad Vöslau (; Central Bavarian: Bod Vöslau) is a spa town in the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. It is also known as the cradle of the Austrian red wine cultivation. Population (2008): 11,190.

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In 1770, the Earl of Fries, whose vineyards were situated around Bad Vöslau, was the first from this region to grow red wine on a large scale. The red wine and the sparkling wine from Bad Vöslau were made famous worldwide by Robert Schlumberger.

In 1954, Bad Vöslau became a city and the brand "Vöslauer Stadtsiegel" was born.

On August 26, 1867, the Treaty of Vöslau was signed between the Kingdom of Greece and the Principality of Serbia.

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