Spas in Hungary
- VernacularTitle:ハンガリーの温泉
- Author:
Yoshio OSHIMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1976;39(3-4):100-106
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Promissing planning to develop Hungarian thermal tourism is carried on by the Hungarian Government under the aid and co-operation of the United Nations. There are over one thousand thermal springs (sources), of which more than 400 supply water of a temperature above 35°C. The number of thermal bath resorts today exceeds one hundred. Fifty bath resorts registered with health authorities as medical and in eight of them medical treatment of high standards is given.
According to the data of the Research Institute of Water Economy 150 wells (36.6%) show a water temperature between 35-44°C, 120 wells (29.5%) between 45-59°C, 63 wells (15.5%) between 60-74°C, 43 wells (10.6%) between 75-89°C, and 32 wells (7.8%) have a water temperature of 90°C and above.
Chemical analysis of thermal waters were carried out in 333 wells. Most frequent are alkaline waters (153 wells, 39.6%). Next come iodine-brome containing waters (80 wells 20.7%). Simple thermals occupy 59 wells (15.3%), sulphurous waters 23 wells (6%) and calcium-magnesium-hydrogen carbonated waters 11 wells (2.8%). There is no strongly radio active water.
Swimming pools, big open air thermal baths and wave baths are characteristic features of the Hungarian Spas and well developed.
