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Spa is one, allocated to villages with medical facilities for Kurmaßnahmen in German-speaking predicate for specialized spas. In Germany, the quality standards for the Prädikatisierung of spas, resorts and mineral springs from the German Spa Association be placed eV and updated.

Prädikatisierung, recognition

Spas may after Prädikatisierung the name Baths, Spas, eg Heiligenstadt, or seaside health resort, for example, lead Heiligendamm in place names, which does not all, such as Aachen, do. For the predicate level " spa " to the following conditions be met:

  • Occurrence of a natural, scientifically recognized and proven by experience remedy of the soil (about mineral, thermal or brine springs and mud spas )
  • A regularly revisited by climate analysis location and weather climate, which is the Gesundungs ​​and recreational activities conducive
  • Institutions which the remedy ( Available therapy ),
  • A Kurbetrieb the appropriate local or townscape character, eg Presence of a spa gardens,
  • Scientifically recognized and published forms of therapy and
  • Presence of according to the indication specialized medical personnel.

The legal basis for the award of the state-recognized health resort spas predicates the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, which is regulated in the individual federal states by appropriate legislation. In this legislation, labeling law ( species name of spas ), commissioning, maintenance and monitoring of resorts and resorts as well as the location-bound natural remedies of the soil, the sea and the climate are regulated. Natural kind terms - eg spa, seaside health resort are awarded by state sovereign acts as a so -called favoring administrative acts.

Spas by Spa Treatment:

Depending on the nature of the performed Kurmaßnahmen a distinction among other things:

  • Iron bath or slag ( more by process water concentrated than natural sources)
  • Felkeheilbad (application of Kurkonzeptes by Emanuel Felke )
  • Spas with healing cave and radon therapy ( Radonbalneologie: use of natural radioactivity of the noble gas radon)
  • Kneipp spa ( using the methods of Kneipp Medicine ) * mineral spa (use of mineral occurrence)
  • Moorheilbad (preparation of mud baths with the use of peloid )
  • Soleheilbad (use of brine)
  • Sea resort ( use of the maritime climate )
  • Schroth spa (application of Kurkonzeptes by Johann Schroth )
  • Thermal bath (use of geothermal water )

Spas with rarely used Spa Treatment:

Until the beginning of the 20th century, various, mainly organic cure means were used, which are now no longer contribute to expulsion of spas:

  • Milchkur (from cow, sheep, goat and donkey milk )
  • Kumyskur ( mare's milk )
  • Kefirkur
  • Whey cure
  • Weintraubenkur
  • Kräutersaftkur

As well as

  • Sand baths
  • Dust baths
  • Pine needle baths
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