Location Climneti Cciulata Spa is situated in Vlcea County - PDF document

Location Călimăneşti – Căciulata Spa is situated in Vâlcea County (included from the administrative point of view in South-West Oltenia Development Region) at the bottom of Meridional Carpathians, on the banks of river Olt. The spa stretches alongside the European Road 81 (NR 7), 18 km north from Râmnicu Vâlcea, 81 km south from Sibiu and at 187 km from Bucharest. Călimăneşti Town, with it’s component place Căciulata, are making- up Călimăneşti – Căciulata spa, avowed as spa through Gouvernment Decision no. 1122/2002. Călimăneşti Town includes besides Călimăneşti, Cozia and Căciulata spa also Păuşa, Jiblea Veche, Jiblea Nouă and Seaca villages. It has a surface of 10.632 ha out of which 264 ha represent the inner town. It is declared town since 1927. Studied area is characterized through a complex economic and social life which is described by human potential and the economic one, by civilization and culture elements. Infrastructure The present technical, public utilities and general infrastructure endowment are: Water supply network the simple length of the drinking water distribution network is 25,5 km; the supplying sources are Brădişor Lake and Păuşa Brook; the users number  natural entities – 1821  legal entities - 216 Sewerage network the simple length of the sewerage network is 8,6 km the spa has 2 purging stations: – the Călimăneşti Town purging station with a discharge capacity of 100 l/s; – the Cozia Hotel Complex purging station, with a discharge capacity of 15 l/s; the users number: – natural entities – 1.821 – legal entities - 216 Electric wiring the spa has electricity with a medium high voltage network of 0,4 KV.

Heating system the supplying sources are geothermal wells 1006, 1008, 1009; the distribution network is ensured by Isoplus pipes which have a length of 10 km. users number: – natural entities - 619 flats – legal entities – 31 Local road infrastructure total streets length is 48 km, out of which 26 km are modernized; the spa is crossed by E 81 (Halmeu – Satu Mare – Cluj Napoca – Sebeş – Sibiu - Piteşti - Bucureşti) which overlaps with National Road 7 (Bucureşti – Piteşti – Râmnicu Vâlcea - Veştem), on a length of 24 km; county road CR703 G (Robaia – Stoene şti – Brădişor – Călimăneşti - Seaca), on a length of 3 km; county road CR 703 L (Căciulata – Jiblea Veche – Călimăneşti – Jiblea Nouă – Dăeşti – Bujoreni), on a length of 4 km; Communal road CR 12 (Călimăneşti - Seaca), on a length of 4 km. Telecommunication network in the spa there is a telephone exchange with 1.789 subscribers and cover area for mobile phones. Commercial and services units Companies. One of the most important local companies is Călimăneşti – Căciulata S.A. which has in property Căciulata, Oltul, Cozia Hotels and Rose and Lily Villas. The company was privatized in accord with deed of conveyance no. 166/12.06.1999, concluded with Private Property Fund, for an investment program as far as 31.05.2002 to the amount of 1.462.481 $. The company has a number of 510 employees who can be found in medical activities (doctors, kinetic therapists, nurses, auxiliary personal), guard and PSI (work safety) activities , reparation and cleaning activities, accommodation and catering activities (310 employees), auxiliary activities ( employees). In the past years, other companies has invest in tourism and so new hotels, pensions and restaurant appeared in Calimanesti resort. Commercial facilities, education, culture and art: Legal entities number: 308 Sanitary entities number: - 2 polyclinics, in public sector; - 2 pharmacies, in private sector; - 2 pharmacy points, in private sector; - 2 dentistry, in private sector; Education entities number: - 5 kindergartens; - 3 elementary schools and gymnasiums; - a high school unit with tourism profile;

1 Faculty – Management Faculty of Wales - Cultural entities number: - A.E. Baconsky Library - A House of Culture Antropic capital The stabile population of Călimăneşti in 1 st March 2002 counted 8.564 inhabitants, which represent 2,1% of County population. During 1995 and 2002 there was a diminution in the inhabitants’ number in concordance with birth rate diminution, population ageing and population emigration towards larger cities. The dwelling number in 2002 was 3147. The average density in territory is 80,8 inhabitants/km 2 , level which is better than County average (71,7 inhabitants./km 2 ). In fact, the population density is higher, thanks to the tourists who came in the spa every year.

The tourist demand and offer in Călimăneşti – Căciulata spa Tourism activities – brief introduction about Valcea county Regarding the tourism infrastructure at South- West Region level and Vâlcea County level there can be registered the following tendencies: At 2003 level, South-West Region totalize 5.5% from Romanian accommodation places, 6.4% from tourist circulation and 9.2% from overnights number registered in Romania, having a capacity utilization index which is superior to the country average, respectively 44.4 compared to 34.6%. At 2003 level, the tourist activity in Vâlcea County is unfolding in 119 accommodation units, with an accommodation capacity of 4,409 places, in decrease by 21.9% compared with 1991, due to retrocession of some villas to former owners from Govora spa and Olăneşti spa, as well to the removal from tourist circuit of some villas from Govora spa, as a consequence of inadequate accommodation conditions. Vâlcea County totalized 3.9 from Romania accommodation capac ity (70,7% of regional accommodation capacity) and it has the most developed tourist infrastructure in the region. The tourist circulation at Vâlcea County level registered falls from year to year (compared to 1991 the reduction was 47.2%). The tourists number arrived in the county at 2003 level amounted to 188,362, which stand for 3.7% of tourist circuit in Romania and 58.1% of the regional one. Average length of stays in Vâlcea County is higher to the national and regional average because of the powerful influence exerted by the balneary tourism, where can be found over 9 days lengths. The capacity utilization index is 53.9% in Vâlcea County which is higher than the regional one (44.4%) and than the national one (34.6%). Moreover, the tourist offer in Vâlc ea County, diverse and generous, is addressing all social categories, from mountain sports fans to the old age representatives, for whom the Vâlcea watering places microclimate are truly a blessing. Valcea is the lowest county affected by a decrease in tourist activities. Decreasing trends registered in tourism are mitigated by the so- called “social tourism” which represents the flow of tourists visiting the region thanks to the state budget subsidies. In fact, the accommodation in balneary spas is subject to subsidies provided for persons that suffer from specific diseases and for elderly people. This segment of tourism is, by definition, characterized by reduced costs (in Valcea 52% of total accommodation places and 70% of the number of balneary spa tourists). Therefore the regional strategy supports the diversification of mountain regional tourism and in localities, limiting the public investments in spas by means of projects demonstrating a high degree of return on investment – at present there is no project in the regional portfolio for balneary spas).

Călimăneşti - Căciulata Spa Călimăneşti – Căciulata Spa is located along the European Road E81 (DN 7) at 18 km northern of Râmnicu Vâlcea, 81 km southern of Sibiu and at 187 km away from Bucharest. It has a surface of 10,632 ha out of which 264 ha represent the inner city. It has been declared city since 1927. The area studied is characterized by a complex economic-social life given by the human and economic potential; and the civilization and culture elements. Considered as “ pearl of the spas on Olt Valley ”, Călimăneşti Căciulata is - renowned for the therapeutic effects of its mineral waters, for its bio-climate and for the great number of tourist attractions in the area. According to the National Institute for Recovery, Physical Medicine and Balneary Climatology – Ministry of Health and Family, Calimanesti Caciulata spa is part of in the general interest balneary spas from Romania. In the same time, according to governmental provision no 1122/2002, the General Department of Authorization of the National Authority of Constructions and Tourism states that Calimanesti – Caciulata, as spa, has substantial mineral resources, scientifically proven and traditionally recognized as efficient in therapies specific installations for cure and have an organization that allows to provide balneary medical assistance in corresponding conditions. Brief history Proofs of using the mineral waters in the area Călimăneşti - Căciulata date back since Romans’ time, who constructed fortifications and hot springs. Caciulata, toget her with Calimanesti are certified documentarily since 1388. Later on, monks of Cozia Monastery constructed a bath for treatment used, among others, by Mircea The Old and Matei Basarab, rulers of Ţara Româneasca. The mineral springs, known since Romans and Dacian times are brought to their value starting with 1830. Dr. Caillat presented mineral waters from here in the "L'Union medicale" in 1859. In 1873 water from Călimăneşti - Căciulata were presented in Caciulata spring at the begining of XXth century the collection