The spa of Sklene Teplice is situated fourteen kilometres from the town of Ziar nad Hronom in the valley of the Tepla stream, which runs through the Stiavnicke vrchy hills of Central Slovakia. The village derives its name (sklene = glass, teplica = thermal spring) from the glassworks which existed here from as long ago as 1340 and from the warm mineral springs which were first mentioned in a chronicle from the 16th century .The town of Sklenné Teplice is not so far from the famous historical mining town of Banská Štiavnica which has been added to the list of historical towns protected by UNESCO.
There is mineral thermal water in Sklené Teplice Spa which out from 14 springs, with water temperature from 37 to 52,3 °C. Chemically and physically the springs consists of calcium - sulphate - magnesium mineral thermal waters. These springs are the most important in the volcanic zone. Sklené Teplice spa helps patients who need to be cured of diseases restricting movement and nervous disorders. The whole medical treatment in the spa is individual and every patient receives a detailed diagnostical examination to create their curative plan.
A rarity is a thermal cave steam bath called Parenica, which is a europen unique where thermal springs fall directly into the cave. The base cure is given to patients in 5 pool-baths, where the water temperature reaches from 37 °C to 42 °C. Exercise, hydrotherapy, massage, physical and curative nourishment complete the base balneotherapy, following the dietary system of the spa. The specialists use all necessary equipment for the medical treatment of patients in the spa. 3 modern well equipped pensions provide excellent accommodation. Specific is cave vapour-bath - Parenica.
Sklené Teplice spa helps patients who need to be cured of
diseases restricting movement
nervous disorders
The first mention about spa is from 1550. Sklené Teplice was in possession of different feudal proprietors. At the end of 17.century the Lippay line died out and the whole spa property devolved to state. The spa got into a control of suzerain authority in Banská Štiavnica, which had merit in a construction of bath buildings and a medical utilization of mineral wells. Nowadays spas are managed by Incorporated Company.
Sklené Teplice Spa lies on a root of Štiavnické Mountains in 400 m elevation, in a wonderful idyllic woody valley, which traverses a stream Teplá. The commune Sklené Teplice has begun writing it’s famous history already in 1340, in that time, during the reign of the king Karl Robert, originated a commune Skleno. This commune was famous for it’s production of glass at that time.
Glaser filius Gerhardi de Doplicze officially founded the village in the beginning of teh 14 century, whil its first mention goes back to 1340. Nade and Vydrica, parts of the village, were mentined in documents dating back to the end of 13 century, and Vydrický hill wasfirst mentioned in 1075.
The Mines Office in Banská štiavnica administered the property, and under its administration, spa houses were gradually built and medical use of the local mineral springs was developed.
Teplica castle used to be part of the vilage ´s surroundings, existence of the castle was recorded in 1456 writings, when it wasconquered by the Czech house of Jiskra.
The Spa was reconstructed in 1946, and in 1948 was taken over by the state hospital administration. Thus the spa became a medical services. Zhe spa offered 116 beds and various houses in 1970, and after 1955 a sanatorium offered 50 beds to employees of the Žiar nad Hronom aluminum factory. Park private guest house was built with a capacity of 45 beds in 1997, and teh guest house Lenka with 70 beds was built in 1998. Today the spa is a joint stock company.
Basic treatment is provided in five pools, while the central bath, originally named Gentry bath, has two pools with a temperature of 38 C Celsius. The Miners´ bath, originally named thi Zipser or Folk bath, includes a rehabilitation poool with of temperature of 37 C Celsius. A community bath, originally named Dukes´ bath, includes a pool and separate bathing tubes. Slovakia´s most interesting bath is the PARENICA bath, also called the Steam bath, which springs into the inside of the cave over a stone waterfall created by the water´s minerals.
In addition to basic bath treatments, the spa also offers:
healing-water procedures
tube bath + dry wrapping
beaded bath + bath
steam pool bath and cave bath
jacuzzi – underwater massage
whirlpool
Scotch spritzers
massages
individual curative physical training
hydrokinesitherapy
diadynamic and inferrential currents
diathermia
supersound
sunray lamp
paraffin
gas shots
acupuncture
spine manipulation and mobilization
hydro-kinetic-therapy
The whole medical treatment in the spa is individual and every patient receives a detailed diagnostical examination to create their curative plan.
The spa Sklene Teplice specializes in:
- treating the illnesses of the body´s movements system
- neurological illnesses, especially szndromes affecting the spine
The spa is particularly known for:
- treating arthritic post-inflammation condition
- degenerative illnesses of the loins and joints of the 1st and 2nd grade
- the non-inflammation illnesses of the joints and spine
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