Alexisbad, a spa town of Germany, in the municipality of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Unterharz, Landkreis Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, lying under the Harz Mountains, 1000 ft. above sea level, on the railway from Gernrode to Harzgerode. Pop. 1000. It is celebrated for its medicinal waters, of which the Alexisbrunnen, an iron-rich spring, is used for drinking water, while the Selkebrunnen supplies the baths, which are of use in feminine disorders. It was founded in 1810 by Duke Alexius of Anhalt-Bernburg. A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Roland The city of Quedlinburg in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt has existed since at least the early ninth century, when a settlement known as Gross Orden existed at the site of the modern Quedlinburg. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Gernrode is a city in Germany, in the district (Kreis) of Quedlinburg in the state (Bundesland) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... This article is a rough translation of an article in German. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... A natural spring. ... Drinking water Drinking water is water that is intended to be drunk by humans. ... Children bathing in a small metal bathtub Bathing is the immersion of the body in fluid, usually water, or an aqueous solution, such as the asses milk favored by Cleopatra VII of Egypt. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.