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Bad Aussee is a spa town with 4953 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in Styria, in the Styrian Salzkammergut, district Liezen and judicial district Liezen. Bad Aussee is considered the capital of the Ausseerland. Bad Aussee is located at the confluence of the headwaters of the Traun River and owes its origin to the salt mine near Altaussee and the associated salt works (even before 1300).

Museums

    Bad Aussee is home to the Kammerhof Museum, the central museum of the region. It has extensive collections on the history and folk culture of the Ausseerland. The collection focuses on archaeology, salt and local history, traditional costume, folk music, customs, fossils and cave lore. The Bad Aussee Alpine Garden presents classical alpine flora and plants from other high alpine regions of the world.
    The private Lotus Museum in Bad Aussee offers insight into the world of the automobile manufacturer Lotus.
    Altaussee salt mine show mine: the exhibition series Kunst am Steinberg (Art on the Steinberg) is held on the premises of the Altaussee show mine during the summer months. The Imperial Stable in Grundlsee is also used for exhibitions during the summer months.
    Other museums in Ausseerland are
        the Altaussee Literature Museum
        the Salt Worlds Altaussee

In 2005, the Styrian provincial exhibition was held in Bad Aussee under the motto "Fools and Visionaries - with a pinch of salt". The title alludes to the diverse customs, such as the drum women during the carnival season