Bad Traunstein

Bad Traunstein
Church of Saint George
Bad Traunstein
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 15°05′00″E / 48.41667°N 15.08333°E / 48.41667; 15.08333
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictZwettl
Government
  MayorRoland Zimmer (ÖVP)
Area
  Total
47.42 km2 (18.31 sq mi)
Elevation
923 m (3,028 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
1,036
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3632
Area code02878
Vehicle registrationZT
Websitewww.traunstein.gv.at

Bad Traunstein (formerly Traunstein) is a market town and municipality in the district of Zwettl in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. In 2010 its official name was changed into Bad Traunstein, referring to the local spa complex that had been opened a few years earlier (cf. German bad 'spa').