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Spa is a city located in the Wallonia region of Belgium, historically known for its natural mineral springs. The city has been an important wellness destination for centuries, attracting visitors seeking the therapeutic benefits of its waters.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spa town
- Official name
- Spa
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Verviers
- Official language
- French
- Population
- 10543
- Area
- 39.85
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Wayai
- Shares border with
- Theux
- Official website
- www.villedespa.be
- Image
- Spa JPG05.jpg
- Dialing code
- 087
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- native label
- Spå
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Spa
- twinned administrative body
- Cabourg
- Commons category
- Spa (Belgium)
- topic's main category
- Category:Spa, Belgium
- Commons gallery
- Spa, Belgium
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Spa, Belgium
- postal code
- 4900
- annual number of weddings
- 31
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P8168
- Alopecosa fabrilis
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32-87-79-53-60
- hashtag
- VilledeSpa
- P13200
- Ceres
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Encyclopedic overview
Spa ( French pronunciation: [spa] ; Walloon: Spå) is a municipality and city of Wallonia in the province of Liège, Belgium, whose name became an eponym for mineral baths with supposed curative properties. It is in a valley in the Ardennes mountains 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Liège and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Aachen. In 2006, Spa had a population of 10,543 and an area of 39.85 km (15.39 sq mi), giving a population density of 265/km (690/sq mi).
Spa is one of Belgium's most popular tourist destinations, being renowned for its natural mineral springs, and production of "Spa" mineral water, which is exported worldwide. The motor-racing Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, just south of the nearby village of Francorchamps, also hosts the annual Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and various endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Spa. The world's first beauty pageant, the Concours de Beauté, was held in Spa on 19 September 1888. The town also hosted the Tour de France on 5 July 2010, when stage 2 of the race ended there.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.