Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/94kl4cznpm
ABOUT THE SAURCES OF SALT WATER NEAR STUBICA AND SLANJE ACCORDING TO ARCHIVAL AND FIELD DATA RESEARCH
SPOMENKA VLAHOVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-8630-001X
; Zavičajni muzej Varaždinske Toplice
Abstract
The paper presents new data on the discovery of historical documentation
important for understanding the salt water source near Slani potok near Stubica
and two salt water sources near the village of Slanje near Varaždinske Toplice. As
salt has played a very important role in human and animal nutrition since time
immemorial and in various epochs of human civilization has had a great influence
in various cultures around the world. In chronological order, a cross-section
of events related to the research of the water source Slanja, the so-called Slanca,
and for the first time historical very valuable sketches of the mentioned localities
made by Alojz Rikard Schmiedt are shown. During the research conducted in 2018,
when the aforementioned archival documentation was discovered in the Croatian
State Archives in Zagreb, it was the new basis for the conducted field research at
the aforementioned Slanje site. Given that over time these water sources have
fallen into oblivion and are now in a state of disrepair, they are no longer used, this paper therefore has the main goal to draw the attention of experts to their value
and importance in the need for new interpretation, valorization and popularization
of special branch of geological heritage of the Republic of Croatia which
is today located in the area of Varaždin County. The paper also presents other
valuable historical data for this area, as well as other new scientific knowledge
gained through research.
Keywords
geology; balneology; archeology; salt water sources; rock salt.
Hrčak ID:
269158
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2021.
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