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The health resort of Żegiestów with its 160 year old history is one of the oldest health resorts in Poland. It’s situated among the beautiful mountains of the Beskid Sądecki in the valley of the gorgeous and clean Poprad river, which in this region marks the border with Slovakia. The spa is surrounded by the lush and picturesque forests of Poprad Scenic Park.
The resort part of Żegiestów is located in the southern part of the town in two settlements - Zdrój and Łopata Polska. It’s 1.5 km away from the residential area. In the spa area there are only handful of residences with approximately 60 people.
Due to issues concerning the ownership of the resort’s properties, the centre of the spa is currently closed. Presently operating is the spa sanatorium Wiktor in the settlement Łopata Polska as well as three guest houses. The central district A of the health resort Żegiestów can accommodate about 250 guests out of a possible 1300. Additionally, outside of the central district A there are an additional 300 beds out of a possible 900, all in guest houses and agrotourism accommodations.
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The Revitalization of the Health Resort Żegiestów Zdrój Foundation (Fundacja - Rewitalizacja Uzdrowiska Żegiestów Zdrój) was established by two brothers Józef and Stanisław Cechini on May 18th, 2009.
At that time, in the office of the public notary in the city of Muszyna the Pronouncement of the Establishment of the Foundation was signed.
The foundation acquired its legal personality on 26th June 2009 when it was entered into the Polish National Court Register kept by the District Court of Kraków Śródmieście, the 12th Economic Division under the number 0000332443. |
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Partnership is the key element of currently carried out international and national projects.
Żegiestów, thanks to its specific localization (with the river Poprad being the border with Slovakia) as well as the historical conditioning (the area of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy), has a natural tendency for entering into international partnerships with Hungary and Slovakia. Additionally, the elimination of all barriers after entering the European Union and the Schengen area created between these countries a free flow of not only commodities but also information, knowledge and culture.
Our foundation’s actions are consistent with this tendency. |
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The main purpose of the foundation is to undertake different projects supporting in a variety of ways investors interested in commercial activities in the town of Żegiestów.
This support involves among others the implementation of projects aimed at creating favourable conditions for investing, solving problems of Zegiestów, as well as working out strategies for and analysis of the best usage of the possible strengths of the town and pointing out the most important risks for the ventures.
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History of the Health Resort |
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Żegiestów is one of the most beautiful and oldest Polish health resorts. It dates back to 1846, which is considered to be its founding date as it is the year in which the development of the first, open and working to this day spring of mineral water (Anna) began. 
The first guests were welcomed by the bath parlour owned by the Medwiecki family (managed by Ignacy Miedwiecki) in 1848.A
great contributor to the development of the resort was professor Józef Dietl, father of Polish balneology, who in his published works enthusiastically described the advantages of Żegiestów as a health resort. At the time of death of the first administrator in 1888, the health resort had six furnished working villas with 34 rooms, fully equipped bathrooms with bathing cabins and a kitchen. Fast development of the resort can be definitely traced to the building of the railway line between Tarnów and Leluchów in 1876. Żegiestów became then the first Galician resort to be reached by train.
Żegiestów is one of the most beautiful and oldest Polish health resorts. It dates back to 1846, which is considered to be its founding date as it is the year in which the development of the first, open and working to this day spring of mineral water (Anna) began. The first guests were welcomed by the bath parlour owned by the Medwiecki family (managed by Ignacy Miedwiecki) in 1848.
Old Spa House during the interwar period
A great contributor to the development of the resort was professor Józef Dietl, father of Polish balneology, who in his published works enthusiastically described the advantages of Żegiestów as a health resort. At the time of death of the first administrator in 1888, the health resort had six furnished working villas with 34 rooms, fully equipped bathrooms with bathing cabins and a kitchen. Fast development of the resort can be definitely traced to the building of the railway line between Tarnów and Leluchów in 1876. Żegiestów became then the first Galician resort to be reached by train. |
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