In addition to the river, another great natural asset for the region is thermal water. The 55°C warm, sodium hydrogen carbonate containing water of the spa comes to the surface from a depth of 1317 metres, and is suitable for treating mostly musculoskeletal problems and inflammations.
In 1958, hot water was found during deep drilling for oil within the village area. The sulphuric thermal water at 33 °C was allowed for a while to flow away into the drainage system, but then the village council decided to create a spa. As part of the first phase a small children’s pool and a cca. 15-metre long “swimming pool” were completed. These soon proved to be small and there were also shortcomings in their construction. With the help of the local community a new 33-metre swimming pool was built in 1968, and the basic services necessary for the operation of the spa also appeared. The spa area has been expanded several times and new children’s pools were built. As early as in the mid-1970s, the decline in well water output started to become a problem. In the last two decades, providing the required amount of water was only possible with the help of a compressor and by the addition of cold water. Drilling for a new thermal well began in November 2001, in relation with the idea of a new recreation centre planned for the spa area. As a result, a thermal water source with a high yield and 57°C temperature was found in January 2002. The new thermal spa was designed by architect Sándor Dévényi, and was inaugurated in June 2005.
One of the newest and most modern baths, the Barcs Spa was built in a nearly 3-hectare area located in the traditional town centre. Guests can relax and recover in a state-of-the-art facility, in a high-standard and friendly environment. Operated throughout the year, the bath boasts six indoor pools and an outdoor one awaiting visitors wishing to relax, and for the summer three additional seasonal pools are also opened. For further information please visit the web pages of the spa »
The exhibition will be opened in spring 2022 as part of a cross-border cooperation programme
One of the major components of the project “Virtual re-connection of industrial nodes along the Drava between Hungary and Croatia (VICINaD)” running within the INTERREG VA Hungary Croatia Cross-Border Co-operation Programme is the creation of an interactive visitor centre in Barcs, aiming to present the transport history of Barcs as well as information on history, culture and traditions. The visitor space captivates both children and adults, with unique solutions. High attendance at the exhibition will be facilitated by marketing activities related to the project and a new website.
A so-called interactive exhibition, belonging to a new generation of exhibition techniques, will be created in Barcs as part of an EU project. The cca. 100 square metre exhibition area comprises 5 major elements that serve the introduction of transport history, culture, flora and fauna, as well as traditions, in a way that visitors can have the perfect illusion of being present in the particular situations or environment.
Interactive visitor centre – Barcs
The first, room-sized element is a board game with gigantic tokens, called “Travelling on land, water and horseback”, applying the rules of the popular “Ludo” board game. The game can be played with 5 tokens at the same time, each of them representing a particular means of transport such as the locomotive or the canoe. For such a game, the dice, of course, also needs to be gigantic: steps will be counted using a half-metre soft dice. However, the game will be much more than just that: beside the start fields funny information will be displayed on smart devices about the history of each token (i.e. means of transport), this being the second component of the visitor centre. Moreover, a challenge also awaits visitors in the form of a test which can be filled out about various vehicles, helping to internalize the new information and preserve long-lasting memories.
Interactive visitor centre – Barcs
One of the most exciting parts of the exhibition is the third element, the virtual water tour, where space and time almost disappear. The Drava is currently accessible only with the help of a tour guide, but this exhibition element allows access to the river by canoe – now on land, in the middle of the exhibition. The visitor sits in a 3D canoe, watching the drone footage appearing on a screen in front and in the back that represents the particular stretch of river the visitor is currently travelling on.
This exhibition would not be complete without showing the environmental values of the Drava river. Touchscreen devices will provide access to information about flora, fauna and angling, a recipe-book on “Fruits of the Drava”, and a unique sound-recognising game which will probably amuse everybody, since visitors will have to pair the sounds of interesting animals with their photos.
The last element of the exhibition invites visitors outside the virtual space by offering exciting and interesting hiking trails that those interested can compile and modify themselves, and even send the finalised plans instantly to their e-mail address, then setting out right away to explore the area.
The interactive visitor centre combines traditional values with new technologies, thus offering real-life experience using virtual tools. It is bridging over space and time along with new types of solutions that will make this new facility of Barcs unique and unrepeatable.
További információ: Further information: Municipality of Barcs H-7570 Barcs, Bajcsy-Zs. u. 46. Hungary +36 82 565-960
This article was produced as part of the “VICINaD – Virtual re-connection of industrial nodes along the Drava between Hungary and Croatia” (HUHR/1901/2.1.2/0120), funded by the Interreg V-A Hungary-Croatia Co-operation Programme. The project was financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
This writing was co-financed by the European Union. Its content belongs to the sole responsibility of the Municipality of Barcs. The materials contained herein should not be construed as reflecting the official position of the European Union and / or the Managing Authority of the HU-HR Interreg Programme.
With its nice grove-like setting suitable for sport activities, cooking and camping, the Drava public beach offers pleasant relaxation for those who like rivershore environment. All along the Hungarian section of the Drava river, the only public beach officially designated for bathing is found here in Barcs.
Taking advantage of the relatively shallow water, the sandy beach section located east from the Drava road bridgehead has been used by locals for bathing since the late 19th century. In July 1922, merchant János Knoll built a row of changing cabins on the beach for 100 people, this marking the onset of beach development. After 1929 the Barcs Bathing Society operated the beach, employing a beach guard and a lifeboat operator. Soon a pastry shop, a dairy shop, a grocery store and a snack bar settled down for the summer season, the-2 acre area was fenced around with a wooden plank, and the changing cabins were extended to 140-person capacity. A walkway lined with benches was lead along the shore. The beach functioned more or less continuously quite until World War II. When the Hungarian-Yugoslavian relationship became less tense, for a short while it became possible again in the early 1960s to use the beach for bathing, however all the facilities had disappeared by that time. Before the Drava bridge was reconstructed, bathing became prohibited due to preparations for the construction. The old public beach beside the bridge was re-opened in 2005, and in 2009 various service facilities were built.
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