Ritam Srbije / Rhythm of Serbia
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It might be small and quaint, but Vrn- jačka Banja is nonetheless among Ser- bia’s most popular towns. People have been coming here to heal since Ro- man times, and there are no signs that they will stop anytime soon. This queen of spa tourism, as the town is informal- ly dubbed, has been renowned for its healing springs since ancient times. It was on this site that the Romans built the Fons Romanus medical spa and hot water spring. Best testifying to the repute of the waters of this spa in an- cient times are the numerous gold coins found in the area. Romans would throw contemporary coins into the wells. Apart from gold coins dating back to the period from the 2 nd to the 4 th centu- ry AD, the remains of an ancient swim- ming pool have also been found in this spa town. It was back in the 1830s that Prince Mi- loš Obrenović engaged geologists to conduct testing on the mineral waters here. They rated very highly, compara- ble in quality to the waters of the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary. However, the spa still had to wait another 30 years to receive its modern development and thus become a very popular destination among the Serbian aristocracy. Vrnjačka Banja is located in Central Ser- bia’s Raška district, in the valley of the West Morava River, just 200 km from Belgrade and 25 km from Kraljevo. It is protected to the south, east and west by Goč mountain, while it is protect- ed from the north winds by the Gledić mountain range. There are seven ther- mal springs here, providing discerning visitors with plenty of choices, and the spa’s first doctor in modern history was the famous Josif Pančić. The hot waters here represent a unique source of min- eral water anywhere in world, as the wa- ter temperature is exactly the same as the average temperature of the human body: 36.5 0 C. Vrnjačka Banja’s miner- al-rich water belongs to the type of al- kaline carbon-acidic thermal water. je temperatura mineralne vode u Vrnjačkoj Banji, koliko iznosi i prosečna temperatura ljudskog tela The water temperature in Vrnjačka Banja is exactly the same as the average temperature of the human body: 36.5 0 C
NIŠKA BANJA Niška Banja
Niš je poznat širom Srbije po svojoj energičnoj atmosferi i apsolutno ne- nadmašnoj hrani, ali devet kilometa- ra istočno od grada nalazi se jedan od najpopularnijih banjskih centara u ze- mlji. Banja se nalazi u podnožju Suve planine, što daje dodatni element ovoj idiličnoj sceni. Niška Banja je turističko mesto prepu- no izvora tople lekovite vode, koji su bili poznati još za vreme Rimskog carstva. Od tada pa do danas imala je ulogu u svakoj epohi, uklapajući svoje prirod- no bogatstvo sa životom ljudi. Bila je blagodatno mesto i lečilište, a u samoj banji i danas se nalaze ostaci iz tog pe- rioda – rimsko kupatilo sa dva bazena ukrašena bogatim mozaicima. U prilog činjenici da je mineralna vo- da u Niškoj Banji izuzetno lekovita, go- vori i podatak da je voda iz banje do- premana u terme i bazene u Medijani, luksuznoj rezidenciji rimskih careva od Konstantina Velikog naovamo. Tokom otomanske vladavine, Niška Banja je bila odmaralište sultana Sulejmana. Umereno kontinentalna klima i više od 70 hektara šume deluju umirujuće i izuzetno pogoduju kod lečenja i opo- ravka. Niška Banja ima pet izvora leko- vite vode koja spada u grupu zemno- alkalnih homeotermi (temperature od 36 do 38 stepeni celzijusa), koja je obogaćena visokom koncentracijom minerala. Banja je okružena brojnim prirodnim lepotama, stoga ne smete propustiti ni izlete do Sićevačke klisure – kanjona reke Nišave i Jelašničke klisure, poseb- nog rezervata prirode. Niš is a city that’s known throughout Serbia for its energetic atmosphere and absolutely unbeatable food, but lo-
cated just nine kilometres to the east of the city is one of the country’s most popular spa centres. The spa is locat- ed in the foothills of the Dry Mountain, which provides this idyllic scene with an additional element. Niška Banja is a tourist destination that’s awash with hot healing water springs that have been known since the time of the ancient Romans. It has since found its place in every subsequent epoch, combining its natural wealth with peo- ple’s lives. Niška Banja has long been known for its favourable qualities and as a centre of healing, and the spa itself still contains remains from that period, in the form of a Roman bathhouse with two pools richly decorated in mosaics. Also testifying to the claim that Niška Banja’s mineral-rich water has excep- tional healing qualities is the fact that water from the spa was supplied to the baths and swimming pools of ancient Mediana, the luxurious Roman imperi- al residence dating back to the time of Constantine the Great. During the Ot- toman period, Niška Banja was the pre- ferred resort of Sultan Suleiman. A moderate-continental climate and more than 70 hectares of forests have a placating effect and are also ex- tremely beneficial for treatment and re- covery. Niška Banja has five individual healing water springs that belong to the group of earth-alkaline homeotherms (temperature of 36-38°C), enriched with a high concentration of minerals. This spa town is surrounded by nu- merous sites of natural beauty, so you shouldn’t miss out on excursions to Sićevo Gorge, representing the can- yon of the River Nišava, and Jelašnica Gorge, which is classed as a special na- ture reserve.
VRNJAČKA BANJA Vrnjačka Banja
Možda je mala i slatka, ali je među najpopularnijim mestima u celoj Sr- biji. Ljudi su ovamo dolazili da se le- če još od doba Rimljana i ne pokazuju znake da ce uskoro prestati. Kraljica banjskog turizma, kako je neformalno nazivaju, od davnina je bila poznata po svojim lekovitim izvorima. Rimlja- ni su na ovom mestu izgradili lečili- šte i izvor tople vode Fons Romanus. Koliko je banjska voda bila čuvena u antičko doba, najviše govore broj- ni zlatnici koji su pronađeni. Rimlja- ni su bacali tadašnje novčiće u buna- re. Osim zlatnika iz perioda od 2. do 4. veka, u banji su takođe pronađeni i ostaci bazena za kupanje. Tridesetih godina 19. veka knez Mi- loš Obrenović unajmljuje geologe da ispitaju mineralne vode. Ocenje- ne su kao veoma kvalitetne i poređe- ne sa Karlovim Varima u Češkoj. Na
moderan razvoj banja je ipak sačeka- la još tridesetak godina, kada posta- je veoma popularna kod srpske ari- stokratije. Vrnjačka Banja smeštena je u central- noj Srbiji, u oblasti Raška. Nalazi se na samo 200 kilometara od glavnog grada Beograda i 25 kilometara od Kraljeva, u dolini reke Zapadne Mora- ve. Sa juga, istoka i zapada zaštiće- na je planinom Goč, dok je od vetrova sa severa štiti lanac Gledićkih planina. Ovde postoji sedam termalnih izvora, koji izbirljivim posetiocima daju mno- go izbora, a prvi banjski lekar u mo- dernoj istoriji bio je Josif Pančić. To- pla voda je jedinstveni izvor mineralne vode na celom svetu jer je tempera- tura vode ista kao i prosečna tempe- ratura ljudskog tela, 36,5 stepeni cel- zijusa. Mineralna voda pripada vrsti alkalnih ugljeno-kiselih toplih voda.
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