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Bad Schallerbach
The market and spa town Bad Schallerbach is situated at an altitude of 306 m in the valley of the river Trattnach.
It was first mentioned in a document of 1190 as 'Scalbach'.
The hot (37–39°C) sulphur springs was discovered incidentally in 1918 during petroleum drilling works. The first therapy facilities
for the treatment of rheumatic diseases opened in 1921. Schallerbach received the official status of a spa in 1924.
The name of the municipality Schönbach was changed to Bad Schallerbach in 1938. The status of a market town was obtained in 1946.
The 
church Sankt Magdalena on the Magdalenaberg hill [top] was built between 1398 and 1423 in Gothic style.
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