!!!Böckstein

Boeckstein, province of Salzburg, spa at the meeting point of the 
Nassfelder Ache, a river in Carinthia, and the Anlauftal Valley south 
of Bad Gastein, cadastral district of the municipality of Bad Gastein. 
- Tunnel spa, loading station for the Tauern railway tunnel 
Boeckstein-Mallnitz (Carinthia), storage power plants B. (built in 
1981, 106,840 MWh) and Nassfeld-B. (built in 1982, 12,940 MWh). Former 
centre of goldmining in the Tauern mountains, first mining regulations 
issued in 1342, mining activities continued (with interruptions) until 
1944. Tunnel is medically beneficial (former goldmining tunnel, 
therapeutic use since 1952, 37-42°C, radon gas used for treatment 
of rheumatic ailments and inflamed tissue.) - Early classicist parish 
church (1764-1767), Czernin hunting lodge (1902), historical mining 
settlement (Baroque origins, but renovated in the 19/20%%sup th/%  
centuries).


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