1. Clarus Fons, Callidus Fons, Cheplevode, Warmborn, Warmbrunn, Cieplice

Clarus Fons, Callidus Fons, Cheplevode, Warmborn, Warmbrunn, Cieplice

“Merely a mile away from Hirschberg, not far from the Karkonosze mountains, towards south-west, on the plains at the Zacken-Flusse river lies a village named Brunnen, known for its warm, healing waters flowing out of the soil. There is no reliable information on when the hot springs were found, how their properties were discovered, or even who came upon them.”

(Caspar Schwenckfeldt, 1563-1609)

“Warmbrunn is a fairly notable town, with a not-so majestic castle, a theater, a gallery, a park, and walking alleys. The wide main street that splits the town in twine from the castle to the baths which show their formerly monasterial domes right next to the second castle on the small town square.”

(Anna Nakwaska, 1844)

“Here we are at Warmbrunn, amidst the beautiful mountainous landscape with the with the view of the Riesengebirge (called Krkonoše by the Czechs) from the Bath’s Gallery reminiscent, at first glance, of the view on the Tatrans from the Nowotarska valley.”

(Wincenty Pol, 1847)

“Up to three thousand people live in Warmbrunn, most of whom rely on farming, linen, small woodcraft, glass and stone grinding, and most importantly the income from the locales used by those visiting the baths each year (…). Right in the middle of Warmbrunn stand the bath edifices (…). In Warmbrunn there are two churches (…).”

(Rozalia Saulson, 1849)