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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gastein , valley, Salzburg prov., central Austria, in the N Hohe Tauern range. A popular and beautiful resort area, it has hot radioactive springs. Badgastein, one of the most fashionable spas in Europe, and Bad Hofgastein, also a resort, are found there. Gold and silver have been mined in the region since Roman times. Near Badgastein, the Gasteiner Ache River (c.25 mi/40 km long) forms two waterfalls. There is a hydroelectric plant near the mouth of the river, at Lend. Author not available, GASTEIN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Convention of Gastein
...Both duchies were admitted to the Zollverein . Joint administration led to disputes that ended with Austria's defeat and exclusion from Germany in 1866. Schleswig-Holstein Question . Convention of Gastein Convention of Gastein Convention of Gastein Read more

Austro-Prussian War
...dispute before the German diet and also decided to convene the Holstein diet, Prussia, declaring that the Gastein Convention (see under Gastein ) had thereby been nullified, invaded Holstein. When the German diet responded by voting for a partial... Read more

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