spa Mateczny

In 1898, on the property Eng. Anthony Matecznego at a depth of 36 meters was discovered healing mineral water. This was confirmed Balneological Institute in Vienna and the Institute Dr. Odo Bujwida in Krakow.
In 1905 the Department launched Bathing Water Sulfuric Solankowa, which was active until World War II. Every year in the summer season benefited from a bath of about 400 patients. The plant was the duty doctor and qualified bathing. In addition to the residents of Krakow, the treatment plant used also visitors from further pages. Patients plant were: in 1907, Baron Götz-Okocimski, and a year later Habsburg Archduke of Zywiec. Daily Market Podgorski was morning horse omnibus, which linked visitors to the plant. Later, when built tram line can be reached directly at the entrance gate to the park spa with a line of urban electric railway marked with the number 6 - the advertising leaflet gave the then Department of the Bath.
During the war the Germans at this point the production of synthetic rubber. After the war, there was here a small factory of rubber. After the close of the place restored to the original character, it was nationalized in 1952. - Plant Bath Matecznego takes over management Swoszowice spas, which proceeds to its general overhaul.
The team Krakow Spas offer here a range of treatments based on the beneficial properties of sulfide and brine mineral water. The park also launched in 1969, bottling of mineral water Krakowianka. This water has a high mineralization (approx. 3000 mg / l minerals), high magnesium content (approx. 100 mg / l), calcium (approx. 200 mg / l) and sulfate (approx. 1200 mg / l), moderate amount NaCl (approx. 1000 mg / l), the low content of bicarbonate (approx. 340 mg / l) and trace amounts of selenium.
In connection with the recovery by the heirs Matecznego Team Krakow Spas lost the right to the property and its activities focused on health resort Swoszowice, where he also moved his seat. In 2003, the property acquired by the heir to the Company IPR.