QUALITY OF A DESTINATION - SOVATA RESORT, ROMANIA
Sovata resort, located in the Transylvanian plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains, was known from the period of the Romans because of the salt mines exploitation. In 1578, the settlement was documentary certified under the name Zowata. The soil, rich in salt, has made possible the developmen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Romanian Association of Balneology, Editura Balneara
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Balneo Research Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://bioclima.ro/J323eng.pdf |
| Summary: | Sovata resort, located in the Transylvanian plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains, was known from the period of the Romans because of the salt mines exploitation. In 1578, the settlement was documentary certified under the name Zowata. The soil, rich in salt, has made possible the development of some small salt lakes, which represented the base of (firstly empirical, and than scientifical) balneary treatments. The first document which mentioned Sovata for the healthy effects of salt water treatments was dated in 1597. In 1884 Sovata was officially recognized as health resort. |
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| ISSN: | 2069-7597 2069-7619 |