Teplice nad Bečvou (until 1959 Zbrašov) is a spa municipality and village in

Přerov District Přerov District ( cs, okres Přerov) is a district ('' okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Přerov. List of municipalities Bělotín - Beňov - Bezuchov - Bohuslávky - Bochoř - ''Brodek ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of t ...

of the

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. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Teplice nad Bečvou is located about northeast of

Přerov Přerov (; german: Prerau) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic centre ...

and east of

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

. It lies in the

Moravian-Silesian Foothills Moravian-Silesian Foothills ( cz, Podbeskydská pahorkatina, pl, Pogórze Morawsko-Śląskie) are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. Geomorphology The region represents the westernmost section of the Western Bes ...

. It is situated on the left bank of the

Bečva The Bečva (; german: Betschwa, also ''Betsch'', ''Beczwa'') is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A ...

River.

History

The first written mention of Teplice nad Bečvou under its old name ''Zbrašov'' is from 1328. One half of the village belonged to

Helfštýn Helfštýn, (german: Helfenstein, Helfstein) is a castle ruin in Týn nad Bečvou in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is located east of Přerov. The history of Helfštýn is closely related to the development of the nearby town of ...

and later to Hranice estate and one half was owned by the

Hradisko Monastery Hradisko Monastery or Monastery Hradisko (Czech language: ''Klášter Hradisko'' or ''Klášterní Hradisko'', or simply ''Hradiště''; colloquially also: ''Moravský Escorial'', English: ''Castle Monastery'' or ''Hillfort Monastery'') is a f ...

. In 1491,

William II of Pernstein William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...

bought Zbrašov from Hradisko Monastery and joined it to his Hranice estate. Zbrašov was then held by Václav Haugvic of Biskupice (in 1547–1553) and by Jan Kropáč Sr. of Nevědomí (1553–1571). In 1553, Jan Kropáč of Nevědomí had the most abundant thermal springs brought to one place and thus laid the foundations of the local spa. After the

Battle of White Mountain ), near Prague, Bohemian Confederation(present-day Czech Republic) , coordinates = , territory = , result = Imperial-Spanish victory , status = , combatants_header = , combatant1 = Catholic L ...

, Zbrašov was acquired by

Franz von Dietrichstein Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein ( cs, František Serafín z Ditrichštejna, 22 August 1570 – 19 September 1636), of the Austrian and Moravian House of Dietrichstein, was Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor (Landeshauptmann) o ...

. His house owned the estate until 1923.

Spa

The municipality is known as a spa resort that specializes in cardio-rehabilitation for clients with the emphasis on prevention of

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...

s and

stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

s. A unique medicinal mean are baths in the alkali earthy acidulous water with a high content of

carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is transpar ...

Sights

The Zbrašov Aragonite Caves are located in Teplice nad Bečvou. The cave system was discovered in 1912 and open to the public in 1926. The caves contain aragonite, raft stalagmites and sinter spheric coating, reminding of doughnuts.

Notable people

* Olina Hátlová-Tylová (born 1943), luger * Miroslav Janota (born 1948), wrestler *

Petr Matoušek Petr Matoušek (born 19 December 1949) is a Czech former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...

(born 1949), cyclist * Jaromír Vlk (born 1949), athlete * Petr Kůrka (born 1960), sports shooter * Dušan Masár (born 1962), wrestler * Radka Štusáková (born 1972), judoka

References

External links

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Teplice nad Bečvou Spa
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teplice Nad Becvou Villages in Přerov District Spa towns in the Czech Republic