SERBIA - SPAS

The basic characteristic of Serbian tourist offer are diversity, namely a great variety of tourist resources, well preserved environment, the richness and significance of its cultural and historical heritage, as well as the hospitalit and the friendliness of its people.

A great variety of tourist resources in Serbia are above all based upon natural advantages and they are characterized by a high degree of attractiveness and regional diversity. The characteristics of Serbia's geographical and communicational position, its hydrography, weather conditions, flora and fauna, as well as of other natural qualities, are the basis for its inclusion into the most important international tourism tendencies.

The nature abundantly awarded the territory of our country. Serbia is ranking itself among the richest areas in the world for its natural healing factors, including some 300 so far known and examined springs of different curative mineral waters, as well as over 20 health with exceptional healing and ecological values.

Mineral waters are very diversified, and their properties and springs abundance mainly depends on geological composition of the area in which they are located. Some springs appear even in the regions, which are at the height of over 500 m above sea level, which is exceptionally rare in the world. A great number of curative springs have been exploited since the Roman times. Chemical composition and physical properties, which mainly determine water balneological characteristics and use, are very diversified, so springs are: cold, warm, even hot, acid, basic, neutral, barely or highly mineralized, enriched with various chemical substances and oligo elements.

The largest numbers of these waters have different application possibilities and a wide range indication area, and all together refer to almost all diseases of contemporary mankind.

Quite often, the springs are accompanied with the appearance of medicinal gases and mud, as a result of interaction Banja Koviljaca - Koviljaca Spa

of waters and soil in their surroundings. Also, the appearance of curative radioactive waters is not unusual. Some wells are rather powerful and enormous quantity of water springs out of them in the form of fountain or geyser.

Since the ancient times, in the near vicinity of some springs, settlements had been established. Some of them date back from the Roman times. The majority of them were arranged, urbanely and balneologically defined in the second half of the 19th century. Already in 1914, the special Law on Spas and Health Resorts was passed, prescribing all regulations and vital aspects of this significant activity, which between the two world wars represented a main tourist offer of Serbia.

Spas are located either in the pleasant valleys or on the hill slopes, surrounded with forests, meadows and orchards. Their natural scenery is embellished with well-kept surroundings, parks and footpaths. Modern accommodation facilities, monuments, parks, sport fields and swimming pools make the spas both cultural and entertaining as well as sport and recreational centres.

The number of climatic resort is not so big, but regarding their significance and potentials they are not lagging behind the spas. They are situated at the height from 450 to 1.500 above sea level and have the accessible relief configuration, with very diversified vegetation and with sub-Alpine climate, which is above all healthy and salutary for human organism.

Primarily they are suitable for recovery, relaxation, and treatment of some diseases and especially for athlete's preparations. They are abundant with fresh air, a great number of sunny days a year and with favourable ionic structure of atmosphere. The climate is dry, with mild winters and fresh summers, without strong winds, fog and long rainy periods.

Texts, photos and tables explain specific characteristics of environmental conditions, as well as the quality of the entire infrastructure, thus stipulating and specifying spas and climatic resorts offer.

It is essential to point our that none of these places has any contraindications for human health, that all of them are provided with suitable technical and accommodation facilities as well as with personnel with rich experience not only for treatment but also for the recovery and relaxation of people.

A careful reader will quite easily find many reasons to spend time in some of these places.

1. Cardiovascular diseases
2. Unspecific diseas of respiratory organs
3. Gastrointestinal tract diseases
4. Hepatobilary tract and pancreas diseases
5. Metabolism diseases: diabetes, gout, obesity
6. Locomotion apparatus diseases: chronic, inflammatory rheumatism, degenerative rheumatism
7. Consequences of traumas and war wounds
8. Kidney and ureter diseases
9. Gynaecological diseases: inflammatory and endocrinous sterility
10. Neurological diseases: neuralgia and polyneuritis
11. Skin diseases (psorasis, neurodermatitis)

SPAS AND HEALTH RESORT IN SERBIA	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.
VRNJACKA BANJA	.	.	*	*	*	*	.	*	*	.	.
SOKOBANJA	.	*	.	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	.
BUKOVICKA BANJA	.	.	*	*	*	*	.	*	*	*	*
NISKA BANJA	*	.	.	.	*	*	*	.	.	*	.
BANJA KOVILJACA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	*	.
PALIC	.	.	.	.	.	*	.	.	*	*	*
MATARUSKA BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	*	.
BOGUTOVACKA BANJA	*	.	.	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	.
KURSUMLIJSKA BANJA	*	.	*	.	.	*	.	*	*	*	.
PROLOM BANJA	.	.	*	.	.	*	.	*	.	.	.
BANJA KANJIZA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	.	.	.
BUJANOVACKA BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	.	.
VRANJSKA BANJA	*	.	*	.	.	*	*	.	.	.	.
BANJA VRUJCI	.	.	.	.	.	*	.	*	*	.	*
ZVONACKA BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	.
BANJA JUNAKOVIC	.	*	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	.	.
GAMZIGRADSKA BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	.	.	.
BANJA VRDNIK	.	*	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	*	.
SELTERS BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	.	.	.
SIJARINSKA BANJA	.	*	*	*	.	*	.	*	*	.	.
BANJA RUSANDA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	*	*
BANJA GORNJA TREPCA	.	.	*	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	.
PRIBOJSKA BANJA	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	.	*	.	.

Spas and Climatic Resorts Association
Postanski fah br. 51, 36210 Vrnjacka Banja
Phone/Fax: +381 36/ 661 351
E-mail: banje@ptt.yu
www.udruzenjebanja.rs