Spas and medicinal waters of
county Vas
Dr. Opra Barna
Markusovszky Teaching Hospital of County Vas
Department of Rheumatology,
Dr Andits Tamás
head of Indoor Swimming Pool and Thermal Bath, Szombathely
Western
Transdanubia
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Thermal waters
• First wells in county Vas in the ’50-s, ’60-s
• 18 fully developed wells in 9 settlements
• 47 awaiting development (Eurostat)
Medicinal waters
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Szombathely
Bükfürdő
Sárvár
Szeleste
Mesteri
Borgáta
Celldömölk
Szombathely
• In 1960 while sinking for
crude oil in a depth of
8OOm 33C degree
water has been found
• Sodium-magnesiumhydrogen-carbonate
thermal water
• Mineral content 36oomg/l
• Qualified medicinal water
in 1987
• Indoor Swimming Pool
and Thermal Bath,
Szombathely
Bükfürdő
• 1957: 13OOm
• 58C degree calcium- magnesium-hydrogencarbonate thermal water contains fluoride as
well
• developments in years 2001-2002
• More than 1 million visitor in a year
• The thermal water is used in:
Thermalbath Buk
Thermal and Sporthotel
Radisson SAS Hotel
Bükfürdő
Bükfürdő
Sárvár
• 43 C degrees, 1200 m, in 1962.
• 80 C degrees, 2000 m
• Sárvár Thermal Crystals were produced in
Rábasömjén
• The thermal water was declared medicinal
water in 1968
• Water used by Sárvári Termalhotel and
Spa and Wellness Centre Sárvár
Szeleste
• The well has been sunk in 2001
• In a depth of 1260 m, 49,5 degree C
sodium hydrogen carbonate containing
fluor rich thermal water has been found
Mesteri
• 72C, hot thermal water, found in 1964, in
a depth of 1100 m
• Ca Mg hydrogen carbonate
• Not medicinal water yet.
• 150 000 bathers every year
Borgáta
• 1962, 13OOm, 60 C degree
• Na K Ca Mg hydrogencarbonate
• 1000 bathers
• three thermal water swimming pools
• hasn’t been declared medicinal water yet.
Celldömölk
• Vulkan Thermal Bath has
been receiving guests
since the autumn of 2005
• sodium-hydrogencarbonate thermal water
is gained from the depth
of 1250 meters
• the procedure of
qualifying the thermal
water as medicinal water
has begun in 2007
Szentgotthárd
• The municipality of Szentgotthárd in 2003
decided to open and operate an adventure
bath of high level.
• Date of opening: 2007. 09.07
Szentgotthárd
Aknowledgements
• I would like to thank Dr Andits Tamás,
head of Indoor Swimming Pool and
Thermal Bath, Szombathely for the
professional help