by February 1912Iodine Spa
The new sanatorium at the City Baths
A path curves through trees toward a low pavilion building, a sign reading Gyógyfürdő Szanatórium over its gable. The printed side text names it the new sanatorium of the city's artesian iodine spa. The print is toned in a single purple ink rather than black. Dated 22 February 1912.
About this place
Iodine-rich mineral water was struck here in 1897 during drilling for drinking water near the Futog forest. A spa was built from 1908 and opened in 1910, its Secession-style main buildings designed by the Budapest architect Imre Francsek. The complex, which included the Park hotel and a bathhouse, was enlarged in 1931 and remained a well-known resort into the 1960s; its central pool closed in 1977. The buildings today house the Special Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, the only specialised rheumatology institution in Vojvodina, and the whole ensemble is protected as a cultural-historical complex.
On the card
Újvidék Városi Artézi Jódos Gyógyfürdő új szanatóriuma
- Date
- by February 1912
- Coordinates
- 45.24982, 19.82854
- Source
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs - képeslapok
- Credit
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 2415 × 1546 px
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