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| okres: Zvolen
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Sliač
| ALT: | Sliač-kúpele
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| HU: | Szliács, Szliácsfürdő
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Sliač is situated at an altitude of 350 m in the valley of the
river Hron (Hungarian: Garam, German: Gran) near Zvolen. The place was mentioned for the first time in a document of
1245. As early as in the 16th century the place was known as a spa ('Teplicae').
Sliač soon became one of the most popular spas of the Kingdom of Hungary
and the Austrian Empire. Famous people like the Hungaria revolutionary Lajos Kossuth,
the Austrian playwright Franz Grillparzer, Czechoslovakia's first president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
and many others were guests in the spa. The thermal waters (13–33°C) are used
primarily for the treatment of cardiovascular and circulatory diseases. The municipality Sliač
was formed by merging of the villages Sliač-kúpele, Hájniky and Rybáre.
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