The mineral water of Kranevo is renowned beyond the borders of Bulgaria, and its beneficial and healing properties have been known for thousands of years.
In the pools of the **Therma Palace Balneohotel**, mineral water will be used from a deposit located near the **Baltata Reserve**. The springs have a high flow rate, and their optimal temperature allows the use of **100% mineral water** for therapeutic treatments without the need to dilute it with cold water. Often, mineral water with a higher temperature is mixed with cold water — which is usually not mineral — to reach a comfortable temperature range. This process reduces the healing properties of the mineral water itself.The mineral water comes from a depth of **700 meters**, ensuring its purity. It has a distinctly **anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect**, improves metabolism, and is suitable for treating **back and spinal pain**.
EXPERT BALNEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
OF THE MINERAL WATER FROM BOREHOLE No. 8, KRANEVO VILLAGE,
“DOLINATA” AREA, BALCHIK MUNICIPALITY, DOBRICH REGION
The mineral water from Borehole No. 8, Kranevo village, “Dolinata” area, Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Region, is characterized as **hypothermal – 23.9°C**, **mineralized**, with a total mineralization of **667.2 mg/l**.
It is **hydrocarbonate-chloride**, **sodium-calcium-magnesium** in composition, and shows **no sanitary or chemical signs of contamination**, according to Protocol No. 196/11.10.2013 issued by the Specialized Laboratory for Mineral Water Analysis.
The results from the microbiological analysis (Protocol No. 214/13.10.2013, Specialized Laboratory for Mineral Water Analysis) are within the normal limits for mineral waters.
According to Test Report 01-1584/25.12.2013 from the Central Laboratory-01 of the Executive Environment Agency (EEA) under the Ministry of Environment and Water, the radiological parameters meet the requirements set out in:
– **Ordinance No. 14** on resort resources, resort areas, and resorts (SG No. 79/1987, last amendment SG No. 70/2004)
– and **Ordinance No. 1** on the study, use, and protection of groundwater (SG No. 87/2007, last amendment SG No. 15/2012).
The **healing and prophylactic properties** of the mineral water from Borehole No. 8, Kranevo village, “Dolinata” area, Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Region, are determined by its mineralization and the presence of **hydrocarbonate, chloride, sodium, calcium, and magnesium ions**, as well as **metasilicic acid** in colloidal form.
Based on the physico-chemical analysis and clinical-experimental studies of similar mineral waters, we conclude that the water from Borehole No. 8, Kranevo village, “Dolinata” area, Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Region, is **RECOMMENDED** for:
1. Inhalation therapy – for chronic, non-specific diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract.
2. External balneotherapy
2.1. Degenerative and inflammatory (in remission) joint diseases – arthrosis, spondylarthritis, coxarthrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.
2.2. Peripheral nervous system disorders – discopathies, radiculitis, plexitis, polyneuropathies, etc.
2.3. Orthopedic conditions – post-traumatic and post-operative recovery and mobilization.
CONTRAINDICATIONS for external balneotherapy:
Specific infectious diseases
Active-stage diseases and decompensated organ or system functions
Oncological diseases
Ischemic heart disease with arrhythmia
Epilepsy
3. Sports recovery and rehabilitation
The use of mineral water from Borehole No. 8, Kranevo village, “Dolinata” area, Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Region, is possible under systematic chemical, microbiological, sanitary-hygienic, and, if necessary, radiological control.
Composition of the mineral water | Anions | | |
| 1 | Chlorides (Cl) | mg/l | 104.60 |
| 2 | Hydrogen carbonates (HCO3) | mg/l | 347.80 |
| 3 | Sulfates (SO4) | mg/l | 23.25 |
| 4 | Nitrates (NO3) | mg/l | <5.00 |
| Cations | | |
| 1 | Calcium (Ca) | mg/l | 55.11 |
| 2 | Magnesium (Mg) | mg/l | 22.50 |
| 3 | Sodium (Na) | mg/l | 82.03 |
| 4 | Potassium (K) | mg/l | 4.14 |
| 5 | Iron (Fe) | mg/l | 0.28 |
| Microcomponents | | |
| 1 | Boron (B) | mg/l | 0.238 |
| 2 | Barium (Ba) | mg/l | 0.109 |
| 3 | Cadmium (Cd) | mg/l | <0.050 |
| 4 | Zinc (Zn) | mg/l | 0.074 |
Borehole – Therma Village
