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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAround the year 1860, another spring was developed. Originally, it was called Hlavn\u00ed, later it was renamed Vincentka after Count Vincent Serenyi. Reports of the healing power of Luha\u010dovice waters spread into the surroundings and the first guests began to appear at the springs. For a stay of several days, which was a precondition for medicinal results, there was no accommodation, possibilities for dining and treatment facilities were lacking. Gradually, however, interest in the local springs grew and in 1789, near the springs, the then owner of the Luha\u010dovice estate arranged the construction of an inn with several rooms to accommodate guests. The expansion of the spa was supported by reports of successful treatment and numerous medicinal works that highly praised the beneficial medicinal power of the “Luha\u010dovice waters”. Professional evaluations with positive assessments were the cause of increased exports of mineral water as well as a reason for the growth in the number of patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of the 18th century, the construction boom around the springs markedly increased. The Z\u00e1me\u010dek (Small Chateau), Vincenc\u016fv d\u016fm (Vincent’s House), Stola\u0159sk\u00fd d\u016fm (Carpenter’s House), Venkovsk\u00fd d\u016fm (Rural House) and others with guest rooms were built. In 1795, the small Chapel of St. Elizabeth was built with the seal of the Counts of Serenyi adorning its facade. The toll of the bell in its spire marks the beginning and end of the treatment day. The chapel is still standing today and is the oldest building of the spa centre. In the middle of the 19th century, the spa had 10 named houses with 83 rooms, two culinary buildings and two squares – Hlavn\u00ed and Josefsk\u00e9. In 1895, the spa recorded the largest hitherto number of guests – about 1 700. Also in this year, however, previously hidden conflicts came to the fore. Spa guests complained about the deteriorating interior furnishings of spa buildings and treatment spaces. They demanded greater comfort, because frequently even basic furnishings were lacking. At the end of the 19th century, stagnation set in at the Luha\u010dovice spa and the threatened bankruptcy of the Spa Exchange in the joint stock company in 1902 was a watershed for Luha\u010dovice. The \u00dajezdec u Luha\u010dovic – Luha\u010dovice railway was built, which became critical for the city; and railway carriages from Prague, Brno and Olomouc (1905) began to arrive directly in Luha\u010dovice. At the beginning of 1902, the constituent meeting of the joint stock company was held and Count Otto Serenyi was elected chairman of the board, while MUDr. Franti\u0161ek Vesel\u00fd became the director of the spas and initiator for the growth of the joint stock company, while the Slovak Cyril Holuby became its administrator. Everyone aspired for maximum development, for facilities and a high medicinal level; they paid very close attention to the mineral springs, and realised the significance of a qualitative and rich cultural and social life in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTogether with this, the dream of a modern and comfortable spa was actualised by the architect Du\u0161an Jurkovi\u010d. His work is the result of efforts to understand the environment in which he lived, to define and understand the people for whom it was created. His goal for the environment and a comprehension of the site can be admired today during a tour of Jurkovi\u010dova (formerly Janova) d\u016fm on L\u00e1ze\u0148sk\u00e9 n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed (Spa Square), located nearby and the beautifully reconstructed Chaloupka villa today, or in the gorgeous Slune\u010dn\u00ed l\u00e1zn\u011b (Sunshine Spa), the buildings Jest\u0159ab\u00ed and the Vodol\u00e9\u010debn\u00e9ho \u00fastavu (Hydrotherapeutic Facility). All these buildings are evidence of the great art of Du\u0161an Jurkovi\u010d, but at the same time they proclaim the exceptionality of the surroundings that inspired their creator. The financial possibilities of the joint stock company, however, were not enough for the construction of a worthy cultural venue. This task fell to the Dru\u017estvo pro postaven\u00ed l\u00e1ze\u0148sk\u00e9ho divadla (The Co-operative for the Construction of the Spa Theatre). The initiator and excited organiser of the entire enterprise was the famous spa doctor Dr. Zikmund Janke. Operation of the theatre began in 1908, although with great difficulties and debt. In spite of this, the theatre was built, greatly contributing to the cultural life of the spa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter wartime stagnation, the establishment of Czechoslovakia meant new development for Luha\u010dovice. In 1922, in the vicinity of the station, the municipal office building and the town school were completed. Several famous architects shared in construction activity in Luha\u010dovice and they impressed on the city its unique beauty and unrepeatable form. Architect Bohuslav Fuchs shared in the construction of B\u00edl\u00e9 \u010dtvrti (The White Quarter), architect J. L. Holzl designed the hotel Arco (today the spa house Morava), the brothers Kubovi shared in the design for the Sokol hall built in 1930, among others. In 1928, the reservoir above Luha\u010dovice was completed and filled. In 1931, the town was electrified. The view of the spa area radically changed in 1934 with the construction of the Spole\u010densk\u00fd d\u016fm (Society House) after a design by the architect J. Roit. Through the great construction development, the population increased and modernisation of the city continued for almost 6 years after the submission of a request to the government that Luha\u010dovice be raised to a city. It became so on 3 July 1936. From the submission of the request to be raised to a city, the Luha\u010dovice municipality attempted to impose an urban stamp on the appearance of Luha\u010dovice. A new landmark was built in the middle of the city with the spo\u0159itelny building (Savings Bank), with a gala opening on 15 August 1937, today the municipal office building. In the 1930s, Luha\u010dovice had police authority and it was also a city of small enterprises, whose business was linked entirely to the spa and the seasonal character of the city; they had a city school, a secondary school and a kindergarten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new Sokol hall became the main site for cultural events after 1930 and after 1935, the Spole\u010densk\u00fd d\u016fm (Society House) served this purpose in the spa campus, used frequently also outside the spa season. The Second World War and the occupation of Luha\u010dovice after 16 March 1939 cut short this developing social and cultural life. In May 1941, Jews were transported from the city to Terez\u00edn, the majority of whom never returned. The same fate was in store for the Luha\u010dovice Gypsies. Pensions, villas, hotels, even the school building were used to house German youth. Liberation brought a new stage of development to the Luha\u010dovice spas. The management of the spas secured design documentation and set in motion the grand resolution of the spa square. The great colonnade, with its curved ground plan effect, mirrors the slopes of Velk\u00e9 Kamenn\u00e9 and is lightened by glass, enabling views on the surrounding greenery. The monumental material of Vincentka hall is softened by the horizontal lines of Mal\u00e9 kolon\u00e1dy (The Small Colonnade) and the polyclinic. Luha\u010dovice spas thus acquired not only necessary functional spaces, but also a significant panoramic landmark, which together with the Jurkovi\u010d d\u016fm, forms the characteristic appearance of the city. Inseparable parts of the spa environment are the modified and decorated parks, statues and fountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most famous Luha\u010dovice fountain was created by Jan Kavan and brought from the International Exhibition EXPO 58 in Brussels, and therefore it is called Bruselsk\u00e1. On L\u00e1ze\u0148sk\u00e9 n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed (Spa Square) is the Kruhov\u00e1 font\u00e1na (Circular Fountain). The newest fountain in Luha\u010dovice is part of the landmark circular path built in 2000 on n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed 28. \u0159\u00edjna (Square of October 28th). The mineral springs are the most valuable and irreplaceable wealth of the spa city. They have long since been given considerable attention and care for the springs has never been interrupted. Hydro-geological research has confirmed that other relatively substantial sources of medicinal water exist and the false idea that the capacity of individual sources might be mutually negatively influenced has been overturned. In 2000, the newest Luha\u010dovice spring, St. Joseph, was festively consecrated at the recently built Church of the Holy Family. The history of Luha\u010dovice is closely related to buildings in the city, with nature, and the spa system. Cultural life was and is closely related to typical buildings – primarily the L\u00e1ze\u0148sk\u00e9 divadlo (Spa Theatre), Spole\u010densk\u00fd d\u016fm (Society House), the municipal house of culture Elektra. Music has always taken a lead in cultural life, a fact taken for granted as part of treatment, thanks to the favourable impact on the spiritual state of the patient. Colonnade concerts are an inseparable part of the Luha\u010dovice afternoon programme. Many artists have been treated in Luha\u010dovice and have become patrons of the spa. Among these is Leo\u0161 Jan\u00e1\u010dek, who visited Luha\u010dovice twenty-five times, liked the place, and for whom it became a place of treatment, rest, composition activity and also fateful inspiration. The greater part of the Glagolitic Mass was composed in Luha\u010dovice and the beginnings of the opera Li\u0161ka Bystrou\u0161ka. He was also grateful to Luha\u010dovice Z\u00e1les\u00ed as a region for collecting folk songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vl. Vokurka in his publication Jan\u00e1\u010dek a Luha\u010dovice characterises his closure with the spa as follows: “Jan\u00e1\u010dek’s relationship to Luha\u010dovice was faithful, direct and lasting. He returned annually to the spa, so he could escape into a frivolous, multifaceted and carefree life, where his voracious mental sensations found satisfaction, peace and at the same time an entire series of creative ideas and inspiration.” In his honour, the annual Jan\u00e1\u010dek Festival of Music is held in Luha\u010dovice. A series of other composers, conductors and singers liked to visit the spa, for example Otakar Ostr\u010dil, Josef Suk, Dr. Janko Blaho, Libu\u0161e Doman\u00ednsk\u00e1 , Sylvie Kodetov\u00e1. The pleasant natural surroundings and incomparable atmosphere has become an inspiration for many photographers and painters. Several settled in Luha\u010dovice permanently, like Otto Otmar, the impressionist Franti\u0161ek Pe\u010dinka and graphic artist Ji\u0159\u00ed Pac\u00e1k. Luha\u010dovice is inseparably connected with the creations of Anton\u00edn Slav\u00ed\u010dek, Jo\u017ei \u00daprka, Zde\u0148ek Vorlov and many others. Perhaps it is impossible to name all of those who love Luha\u010dovice and who stayed or are now staying here. Both simple people and renowned personalities have spoken of the beauties of Luha\u010dovice spa, the great healing power of the mineral springs, and the sweet air steeped in the aromatic essence from the surrounding forests. To this day, there is much to be admired, discovered, observed, and welcomed in Luha\u010dovice. These continue to reach out to, amaze, and attract people to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first traces of Slavic settlement in this region can be dated in the 7th and 8th centuries, which is documented by archaeological discoveries in Obo\u0159e u Luha\u010dovic. For centuries, however, the region was not continuously populated. It was a border region, plagued by many enemy invasions, which in other centuries also made it difficult… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n