Review article
https://doi.org/10.20867/thm.1.1.5
A contribution to a better understanding of Juraj Matija Sporer - one of the pioneers of tourism in Opatija
Ivan Blažević
; Hotelijerski fakultet Opatija, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Abstract
Situated at the foot of the Ucka mountain and surrounded by an attractive scenery Opatija gradually became a well known seaside resort in the course of the 19th century. The distinguished scholars deserving merit for having promoted its touristic image are Higinij Scarpa, Juraj Matija Sporer, Friedrich Julius Schuler and dr. Theodor Billroth.
Born in Karlovac, Dr. Juraj Matija Sporer lived and worked for a long time in Rijeka. Even at an early stage of the development of tourism in the Liburnia region, he was well aware of Opatija's natural attractions and diversified advantages of a particularly mild climate suitable for turning it into a summer seaside resort and a spa. Around 1870 he established contacts with a famous Austrian balneologist dr. Leopold Schrotter. This encounter is regarded as a cornerstone of Opatija’s further development.
Dr. J. M. Sporer is the author of an interesting yet unpublished book "Inhalation, Seebader und mechaniche Heilcraft, gegen Langenleiden Skropheln und Obstructionen" dealing with the growth of health tourism in Opatija.
Keywords
Dr. Juraj Matija Sporer; Opatija; joint stock company; seaside resort; SPA; villa "Angiolina"; healthy climate
Hrčak ID:
182681
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Publication date:
30.6.1995.
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