FRANZENSBAD, a spa in the district of Cheb, north-west Bohemia (Czech, Frantiskovy Lazne). Situated about 1,5oo ft. above sea-level amidst delightful mountain scenery its springs have been known and used since the 16th century, though the modern town has developed around the Kurhaus, built in the late 18th century. The springs, 18 in number, are rich in carbon dioxide, iron, Glauber's salt, lithium and radium and are used for drinking and bathing cures; in addition there exist large quanti ties of ferruginous mineral mud in local peat swamps. The waters have an average temperature between 50.2° F and F and are of healing value in the treatment of women's diseases, nervous disabilities, abdominal troubles and affections of the heart and blood. Franzensbad was a favourite after-cure resort for patients from Carlsbad and Marienbad but is rapidly developing impor tance as a principal centre of treatment and as a holiday resort for the population of nearby industrial areas. Pop. (1930) 3.1.549.