Yes, in Germany all towns with "Bad" in their name are officially recognized resort towns or spa towns. Only if a town is an official resort town is it allowed to carry this title. In exceptional cases, however, a town may be stripped of its resort town status but still be allowed to bear the "Bad" suffix in its name. On the other hand, if a town is recognized as a resort town, it is not obliged to include the word "spa" in its name. There are quite a few spas in Germany, such as Aachen, that do not recognize their resort town status by their name.