Alexisbad

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Alexisbad is a spa town of Germany, in the municipality of Harzgerode, and 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.

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