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Spa

Town in Liège province, Belgium, 27 km/17 mi southeast of Liège in the Ardennes; population (2006 est) 10,500. It has been known for its mineral springs since the 14th century, and has given its name to similar health resorts elsewhere; see spa town.

In the 18th century it was the most fashionable resort of this kind in Europe. In 1918 Spa was the headquarters of the German High Command. Kaiser William II abdicated here on 10 November, and fled to the Netherlands. In 1918–19 it was the seat of the armistice commission, and in 1920 a European conference was held here to discuss disarmament and repatriation following World War I.



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The water tasted like a solution of a dozen disagreeable things, and was sufficiently nauseous to have made the fortune of the proprietor, had the spa been situated in the midst of any civilized community.
Larcher's great success in the carrying business, which warranted his purchase of a mansion near Riverston already furnished in high style by an illustrious Spa physician--furnished indeed with such large framefuls of expensive flesh-painting in the dining-room, that Mrs.
The poor chap was killed in a duel at Spa a few months after the marriage.
 
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