1-Acyloxy-1-phenyl-2-azolyl-ethanes of the formula ##STR1## in which R represents halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphonyl, haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted phenoxy,R' represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted phenylalkyl, optionally substituted phenoxyalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkyl-alkyl-carbonylamino or optionally substituted phenylamino,A represents a CH-group or a nitrogen atom, andn represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5,or salts thereof, which possess fungicidal, bactericidal and nematicidal properties.