When one thinks of mineral springs and thermal springs in middle Europe, names like Carlsbad, Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden, Spa immediately come to mind. Furthermore, this thought is associated with an epoch, during which many spas played an important part in the social and cultural life. This was the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century, a time when the leading classes not only of Europe gave the spas their unique character. This society felt the need to relax and to take care of their health. They probably were convinced that this could be achieved by curing at a spa and drinking the waters