Spa town Hajdúszoboszló, Gyula, Bogács, Bükkszék, Zalakaros, the Cave Bath at Miskolctapolca and the Zsóry-fürdő at Mezőkövesd. "See: List of spa towns in Italy" In Italy, spa towns, called "città termale" (from Latin "thermae"), are very numerous all over the country because of the intense geological activity of the territory. These places were known and used since the Roman age. "See: List of spa towns in Poland" Most spa towns in Poland are located in the Lesser Poland and Lower Silesian Voivodeships. Some of them have an affix ""Zdrój"" in their name (written with hyphen or separately), meaning "water spring", to denote
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