!!!Bad Radkersburg

Bad Radkersburg, Styria, town in the district of Radkersburg, 
chartered 1299, alt. 208 m, pop. 1,938, area 
2.17 km%%sup 2/%, lying on the left bank of the Mur/Mura River 
where the Sulz stream joins the Mur, border town on the frontier to 
Slovenia. District Court, District Commission, district office of the 
hunting authorities, Inland Revenue Office, district office of the 
Chamber of Agricultural and Allied Workers, custom house and custom 
post, Mickl Barracks, regional office of the Economic Chamber, 
hospital, therapy centre with thermal pool (36-38° C, thermal 
spring issues from 1,900 m below the surface at a temperature of 
80° C, treatment of renal disease); schools: 
Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium secondary school, vocational school for 
commerce and trade. Main source of income is the service industry 
(trade, catering trade), esp. health tourism (97,189 overnight stays), 
important public service sector, aluminium ware and hardware factory, 
mineral water bottling. Town built 1261-1265 as border stronghold on 
the border to Hungary, founded by  Otakar II; 1546-1591 
construction of the fortifications by D. dell´Allio, which have 
been preserved to a large extent. After World War I temporarily 
occupied by the Yugoslav army, castle Oberradkersburg and former 
suburb have not been part of the town since 1918; 1945 severely 
damaged; historic old town with palaces and houses of wealthy 
middle-class citizens; called "Bad" (spa) since 1978, late Gothic 
parish church (documented 1402) with fortified tower, high altar 
(1906); subsidiary church Mariahilf (built 1496, hall 1643); town hall 
(15%%sup th/% -17%%sup th/%  centuries, front (late 19%%sup th/%  
century) with octagonal clock tower, Herberstorff Palace (1583); 
houses and palaces (16%%sup th/% -18%%sup th/%  centuries) with 
arcaded courts; Pistor house with oldest secular frescoes in Austria 
(around 1400), ration depot (1588, today a museum); old town hall 
(built 1607-1612 by D. Gallo); Trinity column (1680).

!Literature
G. Dirnberger, Geschichte der landesfuerstlichen Stadt 
Radkersburg (1500-1740), doctoral thesis, Graz 1973; B. Gollenz, 
Tourismus im Bezirk Radkersburg, master´s thesis, Graz 1989.


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