Lázně Toušeň (formerly Toušeň; ) is a spa market town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Lázně Toušeň is located about northeast of

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. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

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within the

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lowland. The market town is situated on the left bank of the

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River, opposite the confluence of the

and Jizera rivers. In the western part of the municipal territory are two artificial lakes created by flooding sandstone quarries: Mezi mosty and Malvíny.

History

The first written mention of Toušeň is from 1293. In the 17th century, it was owned by the

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. In 1777, part of the market town's land was separated and the new village of Káraný was founded on it. The iron spring has been known since time immemorial and in 1868, a small spa was founded. After the

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, the spa focused on the treatment of top athletes.

Demographics

Economy

Lázně Toušeň is known for its mud baths. The original spa was expanded with mud baths in 1899. the spa focuses on the treatment of musculoskeletal, skin, nervous system and gynecological diseases.

Peloid Peloid is defined as a mature clay, mud or mud Suspension (chemistry), suspension or Dispersion (chemistry), dispersion with curative or cosmetic properties, consisting of a complex mixture of fine-grained materials of geological and/or biologic ...

is used for the mud baths.

Transport

Lázně Toušeň is located on the railway line Neratovice–

Čelákovice Čelákovice () is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Čelákovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

Sights

The main landmark of Lázně Toušeň is the Church of Saint Florian. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1888–1889.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazne Tousen Market towns in the Czech Republic Spa towns in the Czech Republic