ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Královéhradecký kraj | Hradec Králové region |
Okres: Náchod |
The spa town Velichovky is situated at an elevation of 300 m in the Náchod district, about 5 km west of Jaroměř. It has a population of about 770.
The first stock company for the development of the spa was founded in 1897; the first hospital for patients with joint disorders opened in 1898.
Since 1918 Velichovky spa was a property of the Central Sick Fund, which later became the Health Insurance Company of Prague.
The
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The muck, which is the basis of the therapeutic applications, is used for the treatment of joints and the locomotor system and is brought to
Velichovky from nearby Rožnov.