!!!Bad Kreuzen Bad Kreuzen, Upper Austria, market town in the district of Perg, alt. 474 m, pop. 2,277, area 39.92 km%%sup 2/%, in the eastern Muehlviertel region, well-known for Kneipp therapies (therapy after the German priest S. Kneipp combining cold water treatment, diets and outdoor exercise), refugee care centre, external affiliate of the training department of the Upper Austrian Gendarmerie Headquarters, Kneipp therapy centre (run by the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel), health tourism (46,646 overnight stays). First documentary mention in 1147, late Gothic parish church, former fortress (2%%sup nd/% half of the 14%%sup th/% century, destroyed between 1783 and the end of the 19%%sup th/% century, some parts still preserved, restoration works began in 1974, now used as hostel and cultural centre). %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Bad_Kreuzen|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]