THIS SPA with an interesting name, Grey Beard in English, was only three kilometres from Spišské Podhradie. Its twelve springs of mineral water, which were mentioned often in documents from as early as the 16th century, welled forth from a local travertine hill.
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Sivá Brada did not survive the global depression of the 1930s, and disappeared. The same happened to most of the country's other spas after a steep decrease in the number of visitors, in particular from among the middle class.
This postcard shows the spa during the First World War.
By Branislav Chovan
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