{"id":116360,"date":"2023-01-26T15:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T13:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/balneomap-digital-map-special-status-sought-for-included-destinations\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:55:55","slug":"balneomap-digital-map-special-status-sought-for-included-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/balneomap-digital-map-special-status-sought-for-included-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"BalneoMap Digital Map \u2013 Special Status Sought for Included Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The digital mineral water map \u2013 BalneoMap, created at the initiative of the Transylvania Regional Balneotouristic Cluster and supported by the Department for Sustainable Development within the Romanian Government, was presented in Miercurea-Ciuc following its launch late last year in Covasna County.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;BalneoMap Digital Mineral Water Map&#8221; identifies over 200 mineral water springs\u2014most of which remain untapped\u2014across Harghita, Covasna, and Mure\u0219 counties, as well as 36 localities with exceptional balneotherapy potential.<\/p>\n<p>Vajda Lajos, the initiator of the Transylvania Regional Balneotouristic Cluster, highlighted the immense potential within the Center Region (Harghita, Covasna, Mure\u0219, Sibiu, and Bra\u0219ov counties), arguing that these areas should be granted a special status.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Harghita County Council discussed the significance of balneotherapy and the necessity of legislative reforms in this field to drive the development of family and health tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there are plans to establish a balneotherapy department within the Miercurea Ciuc Emergency County Hospital to provide specialized treatment services.<\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the primary purpose of the BalneoMap project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BalneoMap is a digital tool designed to identify and promote over 200 mineral water springs and 36 localities with significant balneotherapy potential in the Transylvania region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Romanian regions are covered by this initiative?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project focuses on the Center Region, specifically highlighting untapped resources in Harghita, Covasna, Mure\u0219, Sibiu, and Bra\u0219ov counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What legislative changes are being proposed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local authorities are advocating for a special status for these destinations and a modernization of balneotherapy legislation to better support health and family-oriented tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The digital mineral water map \u2013 BalneoMap, created at the initiative of the Transylvania Regional Balneotouristic Cluster and supported by the Department for Sustainable Development within the Romanian Government, was presented in Miercurea-Ciuc following its launch late last year in Covasna County. The &#8220;BalneoMap Digital Mineral Water Map&#8221; identifies over 200 mineral water springs\u2014most of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":90871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-116360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"off","post-style":"style1","post_via":"","post-top-image":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116360"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=116360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}