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Balneological Classification of Thermomineral AD ALTA JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH BALNEOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THERMOMINERAL, THERMAL AND MINERAL WATERS AT THE REGION OF ILIDZA- SARAJEVO AND ITS IMPACT ON TOURISM aLEJLA ŽUNIĆ, bAIDA BIDŽAN-GEKIĆ, cHARIS GEKIĆ balneological use and treatment. The criteria of mineralisation and temperature enabled divison of underground waters at 4 Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of sections: thermomineral, mineral, thermal and fresh waters Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Skopljak, 2006), while the first 3 was the subject of matter. email: [email protected], [email protected], There were applied 3 different criteria for classification of [email protected] medicinal waters based on their chemical characteristics: a) chemical- physiological (Komatina, 2004), b) total mineralisation (TDS), and c) mineral content (Jonker, 2016) to Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the identify the type of sources at the observed region. For the thermomineral, thermal and mineral water sources in the region Ilidza- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that are used in balneology. The objectives of this study were classification medicinal waters based on their physical to: 1) anaylize specific geographic and tourism features of Sarajevo and the region of characteristics- temperature, 5 criteria of different authors were Ilidza; 2) present the genesis of thermomineral, thermal and mineral waters in the introduced and applied (Vintras, 1883; Djerkovic, 1971; region; 3) analyse the content- physical and chemical characteristics of the observed waters; 4) classify medicinal waters according 2 basic balenological indicators: TDS Komatina, 2004; Spahic, 2005; Karagüle, 2014) to identify and and temperature using the contemporary models; 5) identify the hotels with health spa valorisate balneological value of thermomineral waters. The centres and balneology indications. The study found that Ilidza region is wealth with terrain (Ilidza) was visited to observe the existence of tourism thermal, thermomineral and mineral waters, while the most valuable is Terma, the highly thermal spring; it’s also the hottest spot of thermal water at the national level. capacities and to identify hotels with the spa program, while the Thermal waters have been exploited since Roman period in Bosnia and they are informal interview was conducted between the tourists who had nowadays used within the luxury and superior hotels with spa programs for the health their outdoor activites but they generaly stayed at some of the tourism. This study provided balneological and tourism value of thermal, thermomineral and mineral waters and their impact on the destination development. Ilidza hotels, while there were also helpful the previous related findings of corresponding author (Zunic, 2018). The tourism Keywords: thermomineral, thermal and mineral waters, the content, balneological development of Ilidza was measured thrue the statistical indicators, health tourism, destination development. indicators (growth of the number of arrivals and overnight stays), while the analysis of the hotel’s program and the Ilidza 1 Introduction municipality tourism offer resulted in presenting the correlation of tourist interest and health spa centres. Thermal, thermineral and mineral waters of Sarajevo have been Table 1: Water classification according to Skopljak (2006) used in balneology since Roman period in Bosnia and Mineralisation Temperature Herzegovina (I cent.). The waters were found at the hydrogeothermal region of Ilidza, which is located at southwest (TDS mg/l) (ºC) Thermomineral of Sarajevo destination. Sarajevo as a tourism destination can be >1000 >12 presented as the area of 5 urban municipalities (Stari Grad, water Centar, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidza) with the majority of Thermal water <1000 >12 tourist infrastructure. The region of Ilidza is famous because of Mineral water >1000 <12 the thermomineral water with the highest temperature in the Fresh water <1000 <12 country. Therefore, Ilidza consist many luxurious and superior (Source: Skopljak, 2006) hotels with spa program and medical spa centre specialized in balneology. Vukajlija (1980) defines balneology (lat. balneum) Table 2: Chemical classification of medicine waters based on as the science of mineral waters that are used for the health their physiological properties according to Komatina (2004) Mineralisation program- drink and bath. Balneology is the study of medicinal Type Use springs and the therapeutic effects of bathing in them (Oxford). (g/l) Waters elevated Consumed Cvorovic (1976) stated that balenological tourism is one of the 1-5 g/l oldest in the world. Bathing at thermal and thermomineral water, mineralisation drinking Suitable for drinking it or inhaling with its vapour on their sources is the Waters medium 5-15 g/l balneology Take in therapeutic method old same as the human civilization. Using mineralisation the thermomineral water for bathing existing since Roman as medicine Waters high Exclusively for period in Bosnia and Herzegovina and it resulted in building the 15-35 g/l first settlement known as “Aqua S” at the region of Ilidza mineralisation bathing purpose Exclusively for (turkish “iladz”: spa, cure), Sarajevo (II cent.). The first medical Brines 35-150 g/l spa centre (Terma) was created during Ottoman period in Bosnia bathing purpose (XVII cent.; the first written sources of spa centre Ilidza come (Source: Komatina, 2004) from 1626 year) and it was renovated during Austro-Hungarian period (XIX-XX cent.) when the balneological tourism was Table 3: Classification of medicinal waters total mineralization blooming, while it was obstructed during the war (1992-1995), according to Jonker (2016) Total dissolved solids but since 2004 it works with full capacity. Therefore, it was Type of water necessary to apply the contemporary models of classification (TDS) medicinal waters and to present physical and chemical Akrato/ Simple thermal water <1000 mg/l characteristics of specific/ observed waters at Ilidza, as well as Oligo-metalliques 700-1000 mg/l its balneological indications. This region is mostly recognized by Highly mineral waters >1000 mg/l sulphurous thermomineral waters which smell and vapour give a (Source: Jonker, 2016) specific note to the environment. The positive trend in tourism of Sarajevo over the last decade was followed with increased Table 4: Classification of medicinal waters mineral content interest in spa hotels, while the region of Ilidza was preceded in according to Jonker (2016) the number of arrivals and overnight. Type Calculated as Criteria ≥ 1 g/l total Alkaline (Na-K- 2 Methodology dissolved solid, bicarbonated) Concentration g/l dominant anion: waters There was used a several classificational models to identify and HCO3 categorize thermomineral, thermal and mineral waters as ≥ 1 g/l total Alkaline (Ca-Mg- medicinal waters used in balneology or the health tourism. dissolved solid, bicarbonated) Concentration g/l Models were mostly based on the physical and chemical dominant waters indicators: total mineralisation, dominant anion or cation, and cations: Ca, Mg the temperature (ºC), as well as the contemporary standards for - 336 - AD ALTA JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH dominant anion: Bjelasnica, and it contains area from the source of Presjenica, HCO3 over the Ravna vala up to the mouth of Krupa- Zujevina, which Containing total makes the border on the northwest. The border on the northeast carbonate in is the river Zeljeznica up to Vojkovici, Stup and Rajlovac. It Concentration Carbonate waters excess of 300 contains also the area of Butila, Rakovica and Buhotina when it CO2 g/l mg/l joins the boundary on the northwest. Total area is 250 square km (0.3 g/l) (Skopljak, 2006). Regional tectonic predisposition participated Water in the genesis of Sarajevo field, while the Busovaca is the fault containing more of central importance. Mineral, thermal and thermomineral than 14 g/l waters of Sarajevo are found along the tectonic faults with 2 sodium directions: Sarajevo-Kiseljak-Busovaca and Knezina-Olovo- chloride Orlje. Geological terrain is mostly composed of sediments and Chloridated, Concentration (hypertonic) volcanic formations, as well as the mesozoic flysch sediments, Saline NaCl g/l ≥ 1 g/l total and the lake sediments and various kenozoic accumulations. dissolved solid, Terrain elevation is presented with the hight range from 500 m at dominant cation: Sarajevo field up to 1647 m on the ridge of mt. Igman. The Na wider area is fluvially shaped with majority of denudational dominant anion: landforms and the possible presence of karst phenomens (e.g. Cl caves, springs), while the central area of the field is typical by ≥ 1 g/l total fluvial relief (stream channels, floodplains, alluvial fans, or even Sulphurous Concentration dissolved solid, the specific forms such as “bigar”- tuff from the thermal waters). waters SO4 g/l dominant anion: Sarajevo has a humid climate with warm summer (Kӧpen: Cfb), SO4 and an average temperature is 9.5ºC and 932 mm precipitation Mg- an per year. Sarajevo field is located in the upper Bosnia river basin Waters containing equivalent with its tributaries Zujevina, Zeljeznica, Dobrinja and Miljacka, Contribution % Mg contribution of and it belongs to the Black sea at the higer level of drainage. at least 20% Djug et al. (2008) stated that majority of water territory belongs Waters containing Concentration to the river Bosnia system, and it has combined a moderate
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