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Known from antiquity as
the favorite destination of aristocracy, Vrnjacka
Banja (eng. Vrnjacka spa) is a health
resort in the heart of Serbia, popular nowadays
for its springs of water with healthy features.
Vrnjačka Banja was named
after the village of Vrnjci where mineral springs
were first discovered. It is located in Central
Serbia, 200 kilometers south from the city of
Belgrade, at forested slopes of mountain Goč and
in valleys of the Vrnjačka river and the Lipovačka
river.
It has mild continental
climate, and it has seven mineral springs, four
of which are used for balneological therapy. History
says that these mineral springs were discovered
in ancient history at the time when this area
was populated by the Celtic tribe Scordisci.
Based on archaeological
findings, we can say that these springs were used
in ancient times and at hot mineral spring in
Vrnjačka Banja Romans built the health resort
Aquae Orcinae, visited both by legionnaires and
aristocracy. The remains of antique pools and
terms are preserved to this day.
According to a legend, its
healing powers were well known to the Turks as
well, as it is known that Turkish “sipahi” came
here looking for a piece of heaven. Local people
covered the springs with dirt attempting to hide
them.
The modern history of Vrnjačka
Banja begins in 1868, when Pavle Mutavdžić, the
district chief in Kruševac of the time, formed
an appropriate Constitutive association together
with some other people of high reputation.
They bought land, ground
catchment was performed, a pool was built, and
drinking fountains of hot and cold water were
set.
In 1883 state ownership
was declared, and the inaugural season was opened
by the Serbian Prince Mihailo (1867) when the
spa became an elite summer resort.
Hot and cold mineral springs,
helped by modern medicine, are used for treatment
of diseases of the digestive system, diabetes,
kidney diseases and urinary tract diseases, cardio
vascular diseases and many more. Mineral waters
from Vrnjačka Banja are also recommended to healthy
people due to their curative effects.
( Source: serbia.com) |
