1. Bardejov & Bardejov SPA

2. Bardejov town in North-Eastern Slovakia situated in the Šariš region
-The town is one of UNESCO‘s World Heritage Sites

3. The original Hungarian name of the town comes from the word "chopper" , which indicated an amount of forested territory which could be chopped down by one man in one day. In the Hungarian name the "tree" suffix came later, and it also changed The present Slovakian name is based on this Hungarian name.

4. History
-the first written reference to the town dates back to the 1240s
-Bardejov gained the status of a royal town in 1376, later becoming a free royal town
-The town’s golden age ended in the 16th century
-. Bardejov was taken by Soviet troops of the 1st Guards Army
-On November 20, 2000, Bardejov was selected by UNESCO as one of its World Heritage Sites
-the first written reference to the town dates back to the 1240s
-Bardejov gained the status of a royal town in 1376, later becoming a free royal town
-The town’s golden age ended in the 16th century
-. Bardejov was taken by Soviet troops of the 1st Guards Army
-On November 20, 2000, Bardejov was selected by UNESCO as one of its World Heritage Sites

5. Jewish Presence in Bardejov
Like many European small towns, Bardejov maintained a strong Jewish population before World War IIand the Holocaust.
In March 2006, the Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee was founded as a non-profit organization by Emil Fish, a survivor ofBergen-Belsen concentration camp who was born in Bardejov.

6. Landmarks - Church of St. Aegidius -Gothic and Renaissance
- Saris Župa Museum
- spa town Bardejovské Kúpele
- Church of St. Aegidius
-Gothic and Renaissance
- Saris Župa Museum
- spa town Bardejovské Kúpele

7. Basic information
Bardejov Spa is located in northeastern side of Slovakia, in the north of Prešov region. It is situated 5 km from the centre of Bardejov.

8. History 1247 - Hungarian king Béla IVth
curative effects of the mineral springs
The reputation of spa disseminated all over Europe
guests spent in the spa from three to six weeks.
several famous people :Austo-Hungarian emperor Josef IInd (1783), Maria Louisa, the later wife of emperor Napoleon (1809), the Russian tsar Alexander Ist (1821), the Polish queen Maria Kazimiera Sobieska, wife of the Polish king John III Sobiesky.

9. The empress Elisabeth
The empress Elisabeth (wife of emperor Frantz Josef I.), called Sissi has her sculpture in the spa park in memory of her stay here.

10. History professor Pavol Kitaibel from Pest in 1795
7 mineral springs utilised
suitable for filling in containers and being exported.
spa therapy
for curing headache, contracture, epilepsy, hypochondria, gynaecological disorders, podagra, urine stones, gastrointestinal disorders
the most often visited spa of Hungary
Budapest, Warsaw, Berlin, Frankfurt

11. Springs
Only here visitors can find the Spa Colonnade with 8 different mineral springs, which are all intended also for drinking. Thousands of visitors from all over the world come every year to improve their health, find peace and leave every-day worries behind in the middle of untouched nature.

12. Services
Bardejov Spa also offers pools, saunas, massages, fitness and solarium.

13. Hotels
If you want to stay, you can choose one of 10 hotels situated in area of Bardejov Spa. There are historical or modern hotels and each of them offers the best quality.
Ozon Hotel
Astoria Hotel

14. Sources http://www.kupele-bj.sk/en/

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