Rymanów-Zdrój (; uk, Риманів-Здрій) is a village and a

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in southern

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, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Krosno County.

Location

Rymanów-Zdrój lies south of the town of

Rymanów Rymanów (; la, Rimanovia or ; uk, Рима́нів) is a town located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in the southeastern tip of Poland, with 3,585 inhabitants. It is a capital of a separate commune within Krosno County. Rymanów is situated ...

, in the valley of the river Tabor surrounded by low mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city.

History

The source of mineral water was discovered in 1876. The popularity of the nearby spa, Iwonicz Zdrój, caused the owners of the Rymanów estate, Anna and Stanisław

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, to look for similar springs in the river valley. A chemist, Tytus Sławik, who was staying with them, analyzed the water in a spring and found a high concentration of

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and

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. In 1877, Prof. Dr Wesselshy, a Viennese chemist, confirmed the initial analysis. Shortly the first boarding, houses were built and pipes installed to bring the water from the spring to them. In 1882, the new spa received a silver medal at an exhibition in Cracow. From that moment, the spa expanded rapidly. A children's sanatorium was built in 1885, and a spa pavilion in 1885. The resort became popular with the rising middle class of

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, the capital of the Galicia province in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Many private, ornate villas were constructed. During

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, the front lines moved through Rymanów three times and the spa suffered severe damage. It was restored and reopened in 1926 and many new villas and installations were built. In the late 1930s, up to 5,000 people visited the spa annually. During

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, the spa was almost totally destroyed. After the war, it was rebuilt as a children's sanatorium. In 1965, a new sanatorium was built for adults with 120 beds. In 1980, a plant was built for the bottling of the water and soft drinks. In 1986, on the 120th anniversary of the original founding, the spa was set up as a separate community called Rymanów-Zdrój, with an area of . Once more, it became a resort. There are several marked hiking trails leading into the surrounding mountains

Famous visitors

During the pre-1914 years, and also from 1926 to 1939, Rymanów-Zdrój was frequented by many famous people, including: * Prince Albrecht - uncle of Emperor Franz Joseph, * Stanisław Wyspiański - poet, *

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- composer, *

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- poet and writer, *

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- cabaret singer performed here in the 1930s

Hiking trails

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- Miháľov -

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Dukla Dukla is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,017. The total area of the commune is . Dukla belongs to Lesser Poland, and until the P ...

Iwonicz-Zdrój Iwonicz-Zdrój (; uk, Іво́нич-Здруй), is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodship, in Krosno County. It has 1,831 inhabitants (02.06.2009). It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is above ...

– Rymanów-Zdrój - Puławy – Tokarnia (778 m) – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza -

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Ustrzyki Górne Ustrzyki Górne (; uk, Устрики Горішні, ''Ustryky Horišni'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Uk ...

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Wołosate Wołosate ( uk, Волосате, ''Volosate'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lutowiska, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately ...

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Location

History

Famous visitors

Hiking trails

See also

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