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Mineral waters bottled in several spa areas in the Czech Republic are rich in substances not normally found in food in sufficient quantities. Nutritionists recommend moderate drinking of mineral water for all diseases of civilization, the most suitable being Karlovy Vary Matni, Korny Kiselka, Magnesia, and Luhachovice Vincentka. The Czech Republic is one of the countries with a rich tradition of hot springs, with many springs that permeate the surface of the earth and cure by drinking or bathing.
On our territory, hot springs are abundant in western Bohemia, in the Krkonoshe Mountains (Janske Lazně), in the Jesenický Mountains (Jeseník Lazně and Velke Rosině), and near Zlín (Luhachovice). We, along with Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, and Bulgaria, are world powers in the hot springs industry.
Hot springs
Hot springs differ from ordinary water sources mainly by the depth at which they gush out. These natural water sources are supplied by rainfall water that has penetrated deep into the earth\’s crust in so-called tectonic faults. There are millions of such places on our planet, with the greatest number of hot springs on the European continent
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The water moves through the Earth\’s bedrock to molten hot magma, where it is heated and enriched with valuable mineral substances before rising again to the surface. The uses of this phenomenon can be divided into two basic groups: the first is the construction of technological backdrops for heating buildings, and this type of use is found in abundance in Iceland. The second is the use in spas and recreation.
In the Czech Republic, the best known deep sea water extraction sites are the spas in Teplice and Karlovy Vary. In Karlovy Vary, a total of 28 springs gush out in the Vřídelní, Tržní, Sadová, and Mlýnská colonnades, all of which are used for drinking therapy.