sentences:  The town’s main square is the focal point of the town, often the site of live music bands.Bad Hofgastein is generally more frequented by Austrians, as well as a large number of Russian and Italian visitors, and has successfully maintained its image / standing next to the ups and downs of its neighbor Bad Gastein (which now once again is receiving vast investments aimed at restoring the former glory days of Archduke Ferdinand).As of 2014 local elections, the political parties represented in the Bad Hofgastein municipal council ("Gemeinderat") are