Mineral and thermal waters in Czechoslovakia

Abstract

Over 2 000 Mineral and Thermal Water Occurences Have Been Registered in Czechoslovakia. These Waters of Various Chemical Types Are Being Used in Spa Resorts and for Bottling. Both Ways of Exploiting These Waters Have a Long Tradition. Nowadays, There Are 60 Spas in the Country, Visited Yearly by 460 000 Pacients (the Cure Usually Lasts 3 Weeks}. About 360 Million Bottles of Mineral Water Are Produced in 22 Bottling Plants Yearly. Only a Small Amount of Geothermal Energy is Used in Agriculture, Pooles and for Heating. in Czechoslovakia There Are No Favourable Conditions for Geothermal Power Stations. Cz€choslovakia Belongs to Two Principal Europian Geological Units. in the West, the Bohemian Massif is Part of the Variscan Orogenic Belt. in the East, the West-Carpathians Are the Part of Apline Mountain System. Both Units Differ Not Only in Their Geological Age and Paleogeography, but Also in Structural Development, Geomorphology, Magmatic and Volcanic History.