History of the spa

The beginnings of treatments using Hodonín's iodobromine water

The region around Hodonín is known for the extraction of crude oil and natural gas. And it was petroleum engineers in the 1950s who brought attention to the fact that the water which was being pumped off during crude oil extraction contained a significant amount of iodine. This information was a signal for progressive doctors at Hodonín hospital to undertake empirical research on the effects of this Hodonín water.

Patients with serious bone injuries began to be treated with much success and treatments were also aimed at patients with movement problems. The results were very encouraging. On this basis, the Balneological Research Institute in Mariánské  Lázně took over research on Hodonín water in the 1970s with the aim of testing its actual medical effects. Thousands of patients were treated and on the basis of  positive outcomes, it was recommended a spa be built in Hodonín.

When the Hodonín's spa treatment centre was officially opened on 1. 7. 1979 as a part of the Luhačovice spa organisation, none of its representatives believed or expected that the small 166-bed capacity treatment centre would become an independent and self-sustaining spa. Many sceptics predicted the treatment centre would have a short life-span. They could not have been farther from the truth. In 1993 the town of Hodonín obtained ownership of the Hodonín treatment centre in 1993 and the independent 'Hodonín Spa' was founded.

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