Spa towns and seaside resorts carry official designations such as Mineral and mud spas ("Mineral- und Moorbäder"), Healthy climate resorts ("Heilklimatische Kurorte"), Kneipp cure resorts ("Kneippkurorte" = water therapy resorts), Seaside resorts ("Seebäder"), Climatic resorts ("Luftkurorte"), and Recreation resorts ("Erholungsorte").