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aquaculture, industry, melting the snow, drying fruits and
vegetables, etc.). Thermomineral waters at Blazuj has a
balneological use as health waters weather for inhaling or the
pools or even a drinking waters. Exploitational reserves of
thermomineral waters at Blazuj are used for the production of
bottled mineral water under the industrial company “Ilidzanski
dijamant/ Ilidza Diamond”, and this water supply not only
domestic but also foreign market (it’s exporting good). Thermal
waters of Sarajevo field are used for the water supply, bottling
and recreation. Thermal water from IB-4 is used for the pools of
Ilidza. According to Lund’s natatorium design conditions, the
water temperature of a different type of pools (recreational,
therapeutic, competition, diving, whirlpool/ spa) have a range
from 24 to 40ºC (Lund, 1996), which means that thermomineral
waters at Ilidza (Terma and Slana bara) have a suitable
application for any type of indoor pools, while recently found
thermal waters (e.g. IB-7 and CC Well) could be used with a
simple adaptation by rational heating. Water from CC-Well can
be used in a food or water industry or for some other
technological process. Mineral waters are mostly used as
drinking waters, while the water from the source of Buhotina has
the best quality for that purpose. Thermomineral waters with
temperature above 58ºC in Sarajevo are used for the electricity
production, warming, balneology, agriculture, recreation, etc.
(Zunic, 2015). Balneological, chemical and physiotherapeutic
research showed that thermomineral sulphurous waters from
Ilidza are mostly used to the following balenological indications:
Rheumatic diseases (inflammatory rheumatic disease,
rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s
disease and Marie-Strümpell disease), juvenile arthritis,
degenerative rheumatism, osteoarthritis, spondylosis,
polyarthrose, gonarthrosis, osteoporosis).
Neurological disease (a condition after stroke, multiple
sclerosis, cerebral palsy, neuralgia, painful syndromes of
the neck and back, polyradiculopathies, polyneuropathy,
disk herniation, sciatic neuralgia).
Orthopaedic diseases (conditions after illness, injury and
surgery of the locomotor system, the postoperative state on
the spinal column, the situation after the operation –
installing hip and knee arthroplasty, meniscus surgery).
Dermatological diseases (psoriasis, eczema, seborrhoea,
dermatitis and others, allergies, acne).
Urological disease (urogenital diseases, prostate).
Gynaecological diseases (sterility and non-specific
inflammatory diseases of the urogenital tract).
Metabolic diseases (diabetes, uric acid (gout), metabolic
syndrome (obesity).
Program of physical therapy of prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation according to the findings, and program
recommended by physiatrist:
Treatment with sulphuric thermal mineral water and mud
(mud wraps, pearl bath, medical bath, underwater massage
in a mineral water, galvanic bath, Hubbard bath).
A wide selection of traditional and modern
physiotherapeutic procedures (thermal, electro, helium,
sono-thermal, magnets, hydro).
Balneo-physical program include underwater massage in sulphur
water, etc. (Program of Treatment and Rehabilitation, Health Spa
Terme, Ilidza, Sarajevo)
3.4.1 The Spa Park of Ilidza- Sarajevo
The spa park and architectonic monuments with the luxurious
hotels concentrated around the thermomineral sources are
respresentative health spa complex at the region of Ilidza. It is
located at the left bank of the Zeljeznica river with its total area
of 14 ha. The perifer area consist the remains of the Roman
settlement “Aqua S.”, while its central area is represented with
the marble fountain surrounded with promenades and grasslands
decorated with seasonal flowers. The horticultural conception
was made in the neobarok geometric style with the visual effect
of the “green carpets” around the fountain and in the front of the
hotels. The spa park of Ilidza is the part of the national protected
area- Natural Monument of Vrela Bosne/ Springs of Bosnia
(Category III of IUCN categorization of protected areas) and it
represents its II buffer zone (Hadzidervisagic, 2014). The springs
occurs It’s connected to it via Velika aleja/ Big Tree Alley of
Platanus and Aesculus/ The Great Avenue (3.5 km), which is
also an attractive content of the same buffer zone. This site is
located in the distance of only 2 km from Sarajevo International
Airport and 8 km from the centre. It reflects a touristically
liveliness, but it’s also one of the favourite recreational area for
the residents.
Figure 5: The Spa Park Ilidza/ Spa Resort Ilidza- Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Web Gallery of Hotels Ilidza, Sarajevo)
Figure 6: The luxury spa hotel Austria at Ilidza existing more
than a century- since 1892 and it was renovated in 2018; the
background is presented with a beautiful mountain surrounding
of Igman
(L. Zunic’s Private collection)
Figure 7: The Great Avenue is an attractive promenade of
endemic platanus which connecting the Spa Park Ilidza with the
Springs of Bosnia
(L. Zunic’s Private collection)
4 Conclusion
The results of research reveal balneological classification of
thermomineral, thermal and mineral waters at the region of
Ilidza- Sarajevo and its impact on the tourism development.
Ilidza waters at the contemporary balneological models
according their physical and chemical characteristics particulary
the temperature and the mineral content and total mineralisation,
are recognized as water elevated mineralisation with
balneological features, while the most valuable is highly
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