Natural
curative springs near Kherson, Ukraine
Kherson land is rich not only for its fertile black earth,
favourable southern climate, but also for termal curative
springs. One of them is situated not far from the popular
among local people resort town called Zhelezny Port ("Iron
Port"). "Geyser" started to accept first visitors in 2004.
Depth of the spring is 1572 meters and its temperature is
+65 C all year round. The water is rich for iron, salt,
iodine, bromine, radon and boron. Density of salty water in
the geyser is comparable with one in the Dead Sea.

History of the curative spring near Zhelezny Port (Kherson
region) is quite curious. In 1971 soviet land-surveyers were
looking for natural gas in the south of
Ukraine. They made
deep and extensive drillings and finally discovered not only
gas, but also thermal waters. Henichesk (Genichesk) district
of Kherson region turned out to be a fount of natural gas.
And the district of Hola Pristan was confessed to be rich
for hot thermal springs. And it could happen that no one
would never know about them if homeless scrap metal seekers
had not accidentally wrenched out a big piece of iron
sticking up from the sand. 25 meters high fountain of hot
water shot out of the ground...

Rumour about curative features of the spring quickly spread
over villages around Hola Pristan and the whole
Kherson
region. Now two bathing huts with hot water and one with
remedial mud are constructed at the geyser. Near the bathing
pools there are changing-huts and the room where a visitor
can order massage.

Local people say that after 5-7 ablutions in the miraculous
water and embrocations with curative mud they healed from
most of illnesses and even sickly old people began to feel
and move like young ones. As many visitors admit, bathing in
the spring perfectly relaxes body, improves mood and helps
if one has joints diseases and rheumatic aches.

Geyser near Zhelezny Port is not the only popular curative
spring in Kherson region (Khersonska oblast).Many locals and
tourists from other parts of
Ukraine enjoy visiting another
thermal spring, containing curative mineral water, situated
near the villageof Schastlivtsevo, district of Henichesk (Genichesk),
Kherson region. There hot +70 C water fountains from the
borehole, then flows successivly through three not very deep
pools, gradually cooling. Water from the spring near
Schastlivtsevo, Henichesk is good to cure heart, osseous,
gastroenterological, skin diseases, nervous, endocrine and
female disorders. Taking mineral water baths also helps with
wounds healing.

It is worth to note that despite of huge popularity of both
springs among the locals, not many people in
Ukraine and
even in Kherson know about them for lack of publicity. These
thermal geysers still remain undiscovered curative sources
which give knowing people the opportunity for free (or
almost free) self treatment and improving their health and
spirit.
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