Zdravilišče Radenci
Curiosities / The rich tradition of Zdravilišče Radenci
This year sees the 140th anniversary of the opening of the first health resort building in Radenci. It has been 140 years since we started nurturing the health and well-being of people who visit Zdravilišče Radenci, enthralled by the healing powers of our carbon-dioxide-rich mineral water that bubbles up from three springs. For the last 140 years, our main concern has been the well-being of our guests, and we are able to ensure this thanks to the heartfelt dedication of our staff and the respect for our long health resort tradition.
Date: 18. 10. 2023
140 years of health at Zdravilišče Radenci
The three legends of the mineral springs
More than 150 years ago, when the mineral water from Radenci still rose from the deep without human assistance, it made loud hissing, rumbling, and bubbling noises at the source. The strange sounds emanating from the depths of the earth excited the imaginations of the people of Radenci into crafting three local legends.
- The noise coming from the springs is caused by hard-working dwarfs digging tunnels to make way for the healing water.
- The hissing and rumbling is caused by witches who are cooking dumplings in a large pot under the spring.
- The loud rumbling is the result of thunder and hail collecting in the spring.
Dr. Karl Henn, "father" of the health resort industry in Radenci
Dr. Karl Henn – doctor, balneologist, and expert on healing waters – is the one foremost figures responsible for the fame and recognition of the CO2-rich Radenci mineral water. In his youth, he tasted the mineral water on his way through Radenci, and in 1865 he would return, determined to create a well at the spring and once again capture the "mineral champagne" he tasted during his student years. In the first year since starting the well, he bottled and sold 37,000 bottles. He soon attained great business success, followed by many medals won at food and culinary exhibitions in Slovenia and in foreign European capitals. Even the pope in the Vatican and the emperor in the Vienese court were drinking the famous Radenci mineral water.
The 140-year story of healthcare at Health Resort Zdravilišče Radenci
140 years after it was first opened, Health Resort Zdravilišče Radenci has been preserving its authentic health resort tradition. More than 35,000 people experience the beneficial effects of mineral wellness and of four natural healing factors each year. And they all love returning to the pleasant environment of Radenci year after year.
More about healthcare at Health Resort Zdravilišče Radenci today and in the past.
More about mineral wellness at Health Resort Zdravilišče Radenci.
