Rogaška Slatina is a town in eastern Slovenia….
Rogaška Slatina is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina. It is known for its curative mineral water, spa, and crystal glass.
The Rogaška Slatina area was inhabited in antiquity, and a Roman road led to the settlement. A document from the Archbishopric of Salzburg dating from 1141 mentions a Roman stone next to a spring in the settlement. The 16th-century alchemist Leonhard Turneiser was the first to describe the spring.
The name Rogaška Slatina literally means ‘Rogatec springs’, referring to a source of mineral water. The springs were dubbed Roitschocrene ‘Rogatec springs’ in 1687 by Johann Benedikt Gründel. The settlement was known as Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn in German (and in older sources also Roitscher Sauerbrunn). Rogaška Slatina is a synonym for health-resort tourism in Slovenia. For centuries the curative mineral water rich in magnesium (branded as Donat Mg), the picturesque countryside, and other local attractions have attracted visitors to the area. Roman inscriptions referring to the spa waters have been found.
