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In 2010, the Spa Resort Museum was inaugurated and more recently, in 2011, the reconstruction of the Dworek Gościnny (Guest Manor) was finished. In 2012, in collaboration with the town of
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Szczawnica’s waters are acidic mineral waters containing bicarbonate, chlorine, sodium, bromine and iodine. They are regenerative waters, with curative properties. Currently, six drinkable mineral water sources are offered in the
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Very quickly, by 2008, the eastern part of Dietl Square was rebuilt in its historical form, containing a bar for
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are discovered one after the other. Before dying, Józef Szalay ceded the management of his thermal establishment to the
Academy of Learning in Kraków, which continued the visionary work of its founder despite financial difficulties. This is how the Dworek Gościnny (Guest Manor), renowned throughout
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dates back to the beginning of the 16th century. Until the end of the 18th century, Szczawnica was part of the
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activities, already respecting the norms set by other European resorts. New thermal facilities are rapidly developed.
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967:at Wikimedia Commons
861:Notes and references
622:rheumatoid arthritis
391:Szczawnica has many
251: • Density
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850:Dunajec River Gorge
814:Eugeniusz Kapłaniak
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530:and charm.
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475:Józef Dietl
369:respiratory
346:resort town
297:Postal code
153:Voivodeship
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1239:Categories
1067:Szlachtowa
1037:Szczawnica
965:Szczawnica
907:2009-09-16
749:, Slovakia
736:, Slovakia
714:Twin towns
538:Spa resort
329:Szczawnica
308:Car plates
238:Population
196:Government
190:Szczawnica
107:20°29′00″E
104:49°25′30″N
85:Szczawnica
23:Szczawnica
1127:Nowy Targ
981:Thermaleo
801:, Ukraine
788:, Hungary
775:, Germany
773:Perleberg
701:emphysema
548:tributary
428:Pump Room
260:Time zone
178:Nowy Targ
1055:Villages
839:See also
799:Khmilnyk
708:catarrhs
689:duodenum
671:neuroses
524:massages
500:polonyna
470:spa town
397:ski lift
1062:Jaworki
786:Harkány
762:, Italy
747:Lesnica
720:twinned
642:obesity
616:, i.e.
556:Pieniny
552:Dunajec
550:of the
543:there.
460:History
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342:Щавниця
317:Website
133:Country
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1109:Gminas
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697:asthma
644:, and
580:iodine
576:sodium
466:acidic
426:Stefan
393:skiing
365:sorrel
358:Poland
301:34-460
173:County
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146:Poland
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417:Villa
338:Rusyn
286:UTC+2
265:UTC+1
246:6,342
185:Gmina
926:ISBN
675:gout
522:and
484:New
371:and
290:CEST
209:Area
47:Flag
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