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Special Hospital for Rehabilitation “Gamzigrad”
Gmzigrad Spa, situated 11 kilometers
west from Zaječar and 220 kilometers
southeast from Belgrade, alongside the road
for Paraćin, represents the main touristic
potential of Zaječar. The first written records
of Gamzigrad Spa date from 1835. Having
been exploring the mineral resources of
Serbia, Baron Herder pointed to the healing
springs near the village Gamzigrad. Similar
records were made by Pan či ć’s cadets from
the Lycée of Belgrade who were traveling
throughout Serbia in 1863.
Chemist Si mo Lo za nić (1847-1935), the
President of the Serbian Royal Academy and
the first Rector of Belgrade University, classified
this spa as “in di ffe rent hypertherme
with alkaline underground waters” and
started first treatments in 1890. The drainage
was conducted in 1920, and, together
with springs and pools, the construction of
facilities for the accommodation of guests
began. Only in 1954 did the planned development
of the Spa begin, and the general
spatial plan was adopted in 1965. In 1978,
Institute for Prevention and Treatment of
Peripheral Vascular Disease and Vibration
Disease, unique in Serbia, was built here.
Gam zi grad Spa has five thermal springs
whose temperature is from 32.4 to 40ºC, and
one drinking water spring whose temperature
is 17°C. Water runs at speed of five liters
per second, and contains radium and
uranium. It is classified as neutral (7.2 reaction),
and it does not influence acidity in
body. Total mineralization is insignificant,
while there is no iron, and the levels of chlorine,
calcium and sodium are high. Its healing
properties are contributed by rubidium,
barium, phosphorus, copper and fluoride, as
well as by higher temperature.
Mineral springs can be found in the riverbed
as well, (2.5-2.8 liters per second, tem pe-