Thermal water was discovered at Čatež polje at the Sava
riverside more than 220 years ago. A manuscript about Čatež Spa dated 1855
indicates that the "spa in the Čatež verbena bush" was known as early
as 1802. The locals dug pits in the gravel or sand, fenced them with branches
and bathed in them. Since the water was very hot (according to the Lexicon the
springs of Čatež were the hottest) the bathers went to the nearest Sava river
to cool down. Today, Terme Čatež has 11 wells of thermal water, springing from
the depth of between 300 and 600 meters at the flow rate of 60 lps and the
temperature between 58 °C and 63 °C. The thermal water allows pleasant
bathing all year round in the pools of the Summer and Winter Thermal Riviera
and hotel pools. Patients and other guests can choose also among pools with
hypothermal (32–33 °C)and hyperthermal (35–36 °C) water.