Borsec/ Harghita County/ Romania

Borsec is a city located in north-eastern Romania (Harghita county) with the same name in the depression intramontane Eastern Carpathians, surrounded by Mountains, Bistrita, Calimani, Giurgeu and Ceahlau Mountains at an altitude of 900 m, 120 km Piatra Neamt, 28 km from Toplita, 130 km from Targu Mures, 91 km from Bicaz, 125 km from Miercurea Ciuc and 186 km from Brasov.

An old resort (from 1804), open all year round, with numerous springs of carbonated mineral water, or containing calcium, magnesium. These waters are known for their beneficial effect since the second half of the sixteenth century. The therapeutic effects of these springs have been recognized internationally - medal of the Vienna International Fair (1873), silver medal and diploma of honor at the exhibitions held in 1876 in Berlin, respectively, Trieste, honorary diploma Exhibition Paris (1878).Borsec resort is recommended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (compensated mitral and aortic insufficiency, hypertension, varices), endocrine diseases (hyperthyroidism, Basedow's disease, the state of prepubertal overweight children), biliary dyskinesia, digestive diseases (hypoacid chronic gastritis, chronic constipation , chronic nonspecific colitis), chronic cholecystitis necalcaroasa, kidney and urinary system disorders, asthenic neurosis, dermatological diseases, metabolic and nutrition etc.
 







At Borsec no tub installation hot tubs or carbonated mineral water pools, fountains for internal cure with mineral water, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy, facilities for baths with herbs, paraffin packing, gyms. The resort offers extensive leisure opportunities (blazed mountain, sports, movie theaters, ski runs and sledge etc.).In Borsec no more than 15 carbonated natural mineral water, with close chemical composition, stable in time, the flow variables, the most important sources of quality and that Flow was 1 and 2. By their composition, mineral waters have curative effects on diseases of digestive tract (stomach, intestines, biliary), and kidney and urinary bladder, and the peripheral circulatory system. In 1803, Viennese citizen Valentin Gunther received treatment in Borsec healing of a disease is considered incurable. Returning to Vienna, I propose a relative to trade with mineral water from Borsec, where to rent Upper (a small hamlet at the time) from Lazarus and Ditrau municipalities, Borsecului owners.

In 1804 Gunther Zimmetshausen and Eisner (my engineer) goes on to treat Borsec lease and see if you can make a glass factory for bottling. It has signed a lease contract for 28 years. In addition to soda, to Borsec were found in abundance all the materials needed for the manufacture of glass. Zimmetshausen Borsec move in in 1805, works from extensive housing construction, deforestation, road construction and a glass factory. It brings workers in manufacturing glass specialists from Austria, Bohemia, Bavaria and Poland. Their names have been preserved by descendants as: Siller, Talmaier, Birman, Fokt, etc.. In 1806 started bottling industries in glass bottles manufactured in Borsec. The first year was 3 million gallons of bottled mineral water, which were transported by carts in the four corners, and getting to Vienna. Trapped in the well water from the springs 1 and 2 was poured into bottles, stoppered with cork and waxed by sealing. It is interesting that the bottling was done only on sunny days when air pressure was maximum, and thus CO2 content was maximum.

Balneophysiotherapy and rehabilitation therapyAt Borsec treat muscle pain, joint pain - rheumatic, post - traumatic cardiovascular, endocrine, dermatological, ENT, etc.., Physiotherapy procedures: ionization, galvanizing, dynamic power, aerosols, interferential current, ultrasonic and ultraviolet inflarosii; bioptron; electropuncture, vibration massage, herbal baths, bath brush, affusion, CO2 bath, massage.
Cure mineral waterNo spring. 3Carbonated water, sodium, mixed. Contains: Calcium, Magnesium, SodiumIndications: gastritis hyperacid mild constipation, kidney stones and liver, albuminuria, chronic unhappy
No spring. 5Carbonated water, carbonate, mixed. Contains: Calcium, Magnesium, SodiumIndications hypoacid gastritis, chronic colitis, chronic uric oxalate litoza (kidney stones and liver), obesity, artrism (hypertensive disease)
Spring no. 6Bicarbonate water calcium, magnesium, sodium, carbonated, hypotonic, slightly sulfurous.Indications: gastric secretion decreases, especially if the water is heated or degazefiata; gastrinele relieve hyperacidity and constipation spastic colitis.
No spring. 10Indications hypoacid gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, hypocalcaemia
No spring. 11Carbonated water, sodium, mixed. Contains: Calcium, Magnesium, Lithium, SodiumIndications: gastritis, hyperacidity; hypocalcemia, parathyroid insufficiency