Slovakia (Slovenská Republika) - spa resorts & hotels
The country of Slovakia is extremely rich in mineral and medicinal springs (at present there are more than 1,200 curative springs), and is one of the European countries where traditional spa treatment is most developed.
On the subject of European development, traces of prehistoric settlements as well as settlements from later periods are, as a rule, discovered near mineral and thermal springs. The Slav population gave mineral spring sites names that would express their special qualities: temperature, taste, colour, etc.
The first systematic description of mineral waters and curative spas in Slovakia was presented and documented in a thesis by Juraj Wernher, published in Basle in 1549.
Spa treatment in Slovakia has traditionally been all-inclusive, and, in addition to balneological, physical and rehabilitation treatment, the full range of modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods are applied.
The widespread occurrence of mineral springs throughout Slovakia, their differences in chemical composition and physical characteristics, are the result of the varied geological and tectonic structure of the land in the region of the West Carpathians.
Thermal springs in Slovakia occur mainly in the following classifications: sulphurous thermal waters (Piešťany, Trenčianske Teplice), calcium sulphate thermal waters (Sklené Teplice, Turčianske Teplice, Kováčová), plain thermal waters (Bojnice, Rajecké Teplice), carbonic thermal waters (Sliač, Dudince).
At present the Slovak state officially recognises 25 spa towns. All the sources are the property of the state, and are protected by specific statutes. The spa towns have charters for the spa facilities that provide for development and protection of the spa site. Spa treatment in the Slovak Republic is part of the country’s health service. All spas providing medical treatments have fully equipped medical facilities. Each spa town has its scientifically established sets of indications that match the properties of the local natural medicinal source. Slovak health resorts offer a broad range of treatments, from acute spa rehabilitation after serious health problems, traditional spa treatments for primary and secondary prevention, as well as a wide assortment of recuperative, reconditioning or wellness stays.
Official country presentation:
Contact us:
Association of Slovak Spas Address: Jakubovo námestie 14, 811 09 Bratislava
Telephone: +421 252 444 982, +421 903 139 377
email: ask@ask.sk
Web: www.ask.sk 
Spa facilities
List spa facilities treating specific indications:
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Grand Hotel Strand Vyšné Ružbachy 48 065 02 Vyšné Ružbachy Slovakia |
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Health Resort Trenčianske Teplice (Kúpele Trenčianske Teplice) T.G.Masaryka 21 914 51 Trenčianske Teplice Slovakia |
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Health Spa Piestany (Kúpele Piešťany) Winterova 29 921 29 Piešťany Slovakia |
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Hotel Palace Nový Smokovec 30 06201 Vysoké Tatry Slovakia |
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Spa House Aphrodite (Kúpeľný dom Aphrodite) Osloboditeľov 131/4 013 13 Rajecké Teplice Slovakia |
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Spa Sliač (Kúpele Sliač) 962 31 Sliač Slovakia |
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Specialized Sanatorium Marína, Kováčová (Špecializovaný liečebný ústav Marína, Kováčová) Sládkovičova 3/311 962 37 Kováčová Slovakia |
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Last modified: May 28, 2009
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