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Encyclopedia > Spa (disambiguation)

Spa can refer to

As an abbreviation, SPA can refer to: Look up spa, Spa, SpA in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Spa is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... 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). ... Hot tub at Big White Ski Resort A hot tub is a large manufactured tub or small pool full of heated water and used for soaking, relaxation, massage, or hydrotherapy. ... A destination spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal health, life enhancement, fitness, personal care treatments such as massages, facials, in a resort setting. ... A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. ... The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the famous venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. ...

On Wikipedia
  • WP:SPA, An abbreviation for "single purpose account" on Wikipedia

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Spa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (770 words)
Spa is a town in Belgium, and the term Spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy, spa towns or resorts offering such treatment, or the medication or equipment for such treatment.
Spa, Belgium - the town from which the word spa is taken.
Spa, County Kerry, a village in the Republic of Ireland.
Spa - LoveToKnow 1911 (176 words)
S.E. of Liege and in the same province, famous for its mineral springs, which are reputed to be the oldest known in Europe, having been first discovered in 1326.
The town is situated 850 ft. above sea-level and the heights above the valley reach too ft. In the 18th century it was the most fashionable resort in Europe for the medicinal use of such waters, being visited by Peter the Great of Russia, Gustavus III.
Spa has not held its own with its many French and German rivals, but it still attracts about 20,000 visitors annually.
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