Vučkovec

Vučkovec
Vučkovec
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County	Međimurje

Vučkovec is a mineral spring in Međimurje County, northern Croatia, which from the early twentieth century served as the focus of a small resort community.

The healing power of the warm mineral water was known to local inhabitants living near the Vučkovec locality from the very beginning. The spring water showed measured temperature between 33 °C and 34 °C, remarkable

balneological factors, high level of mineralization and presence of carbon dioxide

.

In the mid-thirties of the twentieth century, Josip Kraljić, a businessman from the 15-kilometer-distant town of

Second World War. After the War the facility was nationalized

and suffered stagnation.

New development occurred in 1996, after the

dressing room, restaurant

and other supporting facilities.

In 2003 a new company, „Toplice Sveti Martin“ Ltd., took over the location with all existing equipment and pushed strongly for the further development, investing in a new open-air and an indoor

sunbeds, golf

playgrounds and a new four-star hotel. So an attractive health, spa and sport resort, well known in the region, has been developed lately.

Besides the mineral spring, the name Vučkovec has been used for the neighbouring

flood protection

.

Vučkovec

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