Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4627523
Area
Postcards
Title
Spa Monopole ; Bottelinrichting Spa Water
City
Street
Country
Year
1957
Collection / set
Number on postcard
Designer
General name of the publisher
Dimensions
14.3 x 10.5 cm
Printing technique
Details
Spa (French pronunciation: ​[spa]) is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain, some 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Liège, and 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Aachen. As of 1 January 2006, Spa had a total population of 10,543. The total area is 39.85 km2 (15 sq mi), giving a population density of 265 inhabitants per km². Spa is a brand of mineral water from Spa, Belgium, and is owned by the Spadel Group. Spa mineral water has been bottled since the end of the 16th century and is very common in Western Europe and especially in the Benelux countries and Germany but is also exported to other parts of the world. Spa Mineral Water is distributed in the UK by Aqua Amore Ltd. Spa mineral water comes from the grounds of the Hautes Fagnes, of which the upper layers exists from heath land and peat. Spa mineral water is available in bottles of three litres, two litres, one and a half liter, one liter, 75 cl, 50 cl, 30 cl and 25 cl. It is also available in 33 cl cans.