ɪt jˈuːzd təbi ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ wɪð ɐ spˈɑː, wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd wʌz mˈoʊst pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
It used to be a village with a spa, which was founded in the 1720s and was most prosperous in the first half of the 19th century.