"AUSSEE, AUSSEE!! - AUSSIE, AUSSIE!!" Bad Aussee by balhannah

Bad Aussee Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 33 photos

Bad Aussee is a town in the Austrian state of Styria, in the Ausseerland region.

Bad Aussee is the geographical mid-point of Austria, this is symbolized by a stone monument in the centre of town

The town began to flourish in the Middle Ages, when salt works started operating in the late 13th century and it was designated a market town in 1295.

Bad Aussee

FESTIVALS

Like Music, then come to the music festival that runs for several weeks in the spring of each year, called the Ausseer Jazzfruhling.

The biggest yearly event in Bad Aussee occurs on Shrove Tuesday when the Flinserln dress up in sequined costumes and parade through town to announce the coming of spring.
Children recite old rhymes to the Flinserln and are rewarded with nuts or sweets.
The Flinserln are accompanied by the Zacharin, who keep spectators in line by waving pig bladders on the ends of sticks and occasionally rapping people on the head with them.
The celebration is rounded off by the Trommelweiber (Drum Women) who are a group of men dressed in women's nightgowns, going from inn to inn banging on drums, pots and pans, and enjoy the free food and beer.

According to the tale, the tradition of the Trommelweiber began in the last century as a way for men who frequented pubs to poke fun at their wives.
At that time, women were not allowed in Pubs, so often resorted to banging on pots and pans outside of the premises in order to get their husbands to come out, come home and dry up.

Bad Aussee

Bad Aussee's other major yearly event is the Narzissenfest (Narcissus Festival).

Every spring, on the last weekend in May, participants construct massive floral sculptures made from daffodil blossoms.

We are not going far now, just a short distance to the DACHSTEIN ICE CAVES.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:A town I would have liked to spend more time in!

Last visit to Bad Aussee: Jun 2011
Intro Updated Nov 28, 2012
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Reviews (10)

TOWN WALK & MONUMENTS Things to Do (9)

ON the listed website, is a town walk you can do. It gives a detailed description of all you will see. I would imagine,... more travel advice

ARCHITECTURE & FRESCOES Things to Do (9)

Are you interested in either of these, I am, and here in the old town, I found plenty of frescoes, and different wooden... more travel advice

TRAUN RIVER Things to Do (9)

The Traun river runs through Bad Aussee and is a delightful area to walk alongside. It seems to be a popular area, and I... more travel advice

HEURIGEN RESTAURANT Restaurants (1)

This Restaurant happened to have its Menu out front, it looked appealing, so inside we went. We could have sat inside,... more travel advice

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Nemorino Oct 14, 2012 at 2:16 AM

Thanks for posting VT's first and only Bad Aussee page.
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aussirose Jun 23, 2012 at 5:46 PM

Haha! Love that town name!! lol ;o) Your pictures of the river are simply beautiful! Interesting historical stories too. Great page Dee!! Hugs, Ann.
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Yaqui Apr 12, 2012 at 6:52 PM

I love the intro photo! Awesome! What a beautiful place! Nice page Dee!