MARGHITA - ROMANIA

Marghita lies in western Romania, in the north of Bihor county,

at the edge of the Western Field on the right side of the river

Barcău. It is placed 30 km away the Hungarian border.

From Marghita to the cities participating at this meeting it would be

necessary to get through the following distances: Sacile, Brugnera, Porcia, Caneva, Fontanafredda, Italia 980 km Berettyóújfalu, Magyarország 80 km Novigrad – Cittanova, Hrvatska 900 km Spittal an der Drau, Österreich 870 km La Réole, France 2300 km

LOCALIZATION

GEOTHERMAL WATER IN MARGHITA

Water is an important local resource. Mainly the Barcău river, which on its way to

the Danube, crosses the Hungarian twin town Berettyóújfalu.

The most important resource is the geothermal water, a treasure of the

Western Field, also exploited in Marghita.

Without getting into to many details, we will enumerate some of the most

important features of the geothermal deposits of this area: Number of active extraction wells: 3 Surface water temperature: between 62 and 70 degrees Celsius Drilling Depth: between 980 and 1480 m. Chemical composition: the waters are rich in salts and minerals,

chlorine, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and iron. Therapeutic indications: locomotor disabilities, spine, gynaecological

and rheumatic diseases, physical and intellectual exhaustion.

In Marghita, there is an exploitation of this resource,

dating back to the seventies, when the first swimming pools

were built. Afterwards, they got extended. There was another

pool built for the children, a hotel with restaurant, and a

complex of cottages, able to host foreign tourists during the

summertime.

At the same time a bathing physiotherapy and physical-medical rehabilitation ward was built in the hospital. Unfortunately, these buildings have not developed ever since the 80`s.

On the other hand, the perspective of Romania joining the European Union has given us the opportunity of putting this resource to good use.

All local administrations were a ware of the role the balneary tourism could play in the development of this town, thus making it their number one priority.

In 2005 after joining two other towns, a project untitled “Balneary Park in the North- West Region – locations Tăşnad, Beltiug and Marghita” was put together, financed by PHARE Program.

This was the beginning of a new amusement area, whose centerpiece will

be the geothermal water.

At present, the project is finished and the following issues have been

accomplished: 2 swimming pools, dressing rooms, parking lots and other

utilities. The appliance of parks, alleys and other facilities is coming next.

The intention of the local authorities is to attract investors to continue local

investments. The town hall, will initiate a public tender to rent the lots

around the Balneary Park and the investors will have to follow the town

planning issued for the area. This planning stipulates the building of new

swimming pools, sport grounds, lodging, malls, restaurants.

Even during the crisis, when the rhythm of investments is low, the town hall

hopes to succeed in attracting companies interested in balneary tourism,

that can benefit from financial and technical facilities.

URBAN PLAN BALNEARY PARK IN FUTURE

Elementary school Municipal Hospital

At the same time, the bathing physiotherapy and physical-medical rehabilitation department is being modernized.

Another perspective of the geothermal water’s utility is its energetic potential. Thus the town hall has conceived a project through which the school and hospital of Marghita can use this water as their main heating source.

A result of the awkward usage of this resource is the constitution of the Romanian Water Cluster which the town hall of Marghita is part of. The purpose of this structure is to unite forces to exploit Romanian waters and attract founds to finance this type of projects.

Contact Marghita Town Hall 0040.259.362.001 www.marghita.ro email: primaria@marghita.ro

Municipality of Marghita

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