Iwonicz-Zdrój () is a

spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath, Somerset, Ba ...

in south-eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, in

Subcarpathian Voivodship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly. The name deriv ...

, in

Krosno County __NOTOC__ Krosno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gove ...

. It has 1,831 inhabitants (02.06.2009). It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is

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, although there are some hills located within the confines of the town. It is one of the oldest health resorts in Poland.

History

Iwonicz-Zdroj is one of Poland's oldest health resorts and spas, dating back to 1578, which was famous outside Poland already in the 18th century. The town lies in the south-eastern part of Podkarpackie voivodship, Krosno province. The town is surrounded on all sides by high mixed forest. It lies at

. This unusual location among hills of Beskid Niski, in the valley of Iwonicki Potok (Iwonicz Stream), undeniably rates Iwonicz highly among those places, which charm guests with their beauty and still immaculately clean air. The resort is at a distance of to the south from the voivodship capital –

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...

, and from

Krosno Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', ) is a historical town and Krosno County, county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2014. The functional ...

. It is about away from

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. The Iwonicz climate is described as foothills climate with properties of sub-alpine climate, what is important and advantageous in health resort treatment. The Iwonicz forests create a

microclimate A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often slightly but sometimes substantially. The term may refer to areas as small as a few square m ...

around the resort, regulating humidity and temperature of the air, protecting it from winds and are a source of

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. The resort is situated in the area of the greatest insolation and lowest cloudiness in Poland, which, all-in-all makes it a perfect spot for soothing, refreshing and regenerating the body. The greatest wealth of Iwonicz land are

mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling ( carbonated/ effervescent). Traditionally, mineral waters were used or consumed at t ...

s and moor mud, which are natural curative agents. These are chloride-bicarbonate-sodium, fluoride, iodide, boric and bromide waters. They are mainly extracted from geological levels so called second and third Ciężkowice sandstone where they occur close to

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and

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deposits. They are used for drinking therapy, mineral baths, inhalations and production of iodide-bromine salt. Iwonicz-Zdroj. 1930-1939 (69710997) (cropped).jpg, General view, before 1939 Iwonicz. Sanatorjum Excelsior. 1935 (69710964) (cropped).jpg, Excelsior Sanatorium, 1935 Iwonicz-Zdroj. Dom Zdrojowy. 1930-1939 (69711069) (cropped).jpg, Spa house, before 1939 Iwonicz. Palac Hr. Zaluskich. 1930-1939 (69711034) (cropped).jpg, The Załuski Palace, before 1939 Iwonicz-Zdroj, zrodla Jozefa Karola i Amelji. 1928-1939 (887078) (cropped).jpg, Source of Józef Karol and Amelia, before 1939

Hiking trails

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Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

- Miháľov -

Kurimka Kurimka (; , until 1899: ) is a village and municipality in Svidník District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1548. Geography The municipality lies at an altitu ...

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 Pa ...

Iwonicz-Zdrój Iwonicz-Zdrój () is a spa town in south-eastern Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodship, in Krosno County. It has 1,831 inhabitants (02.06.2009). It is located in the heartland of the Doły Jasielsko Sanockie, Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is ...

– Rymanów-Zdrój -

Puławy Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka River, Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was Cen ...

– Tokarnia (778 m) – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza - Cisna - Ustrzyki Górne - Tarnica - Wołosate.

Gallery

File:Iwonicz-Zdrój, centrum (HB1).jpg, Town centre File:Iwonicz-Zdrój, Dom Zdrojowy (HB1).jpg, Drinking house File:Iwonicz-Zdrój, Pawilon Nad Źródłami (HB1).jpg, The ''Nad Źródłami'' Pavilion File:Iwonicz-Zdrój, Stare Łazienki (HB1).jpg, ''Stare Łazienki'' sanatorium File:Iwonicz-Zdrój, Sanatorium Biały Orzeł (HB1).jpg, ''White Eagle'' sanatorium File:Iwonicz-Zdroj Maly Orzel.jpg, ''Little Eagle'' sanatorium

References

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History

Hiking trails

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