Prolom Spa

Prolom Spa is located in the far southeastern part of the Municipality of Kuršumlija, in a former volcanic mountain region, on the southern slopes of Mount Sokolovica, at 598 m above sea level. It is situated in the Prolom Spa valley, between the mountains of Sokolovica (1050 m) to the north, Arbanaška (1109 m) to the northeast, Radan (1409 m) to the east, Prolom Mountain (1104 m) to the south, and Mejanska Mountain (943 m) to the southwest. It is located 23 km from the town of Kuršumlija. Prolom Spa is connected by an 11 km asphalt road from Rudare to the Niš–Priština main road and the Niš–Kuršumlija–Kosovo Polje–Peć railway line. The spa can also be reached by direct bus lines from Kuršumlija, Prokuplje (59 km), Niš (90 km), Kruševac (98 km), Aleksinac (121 km), Belgrade (290 km via Kruševac, 322 km via Niš), and Novi Sad (368 km).

Thermo-Mineral Waters

In Prolom Spa there are two separated thermal spring sources located about 950 m apart. The eastern or main spring source is situated in the center of the spa settlement and consists of six boreholes with a capacity of 4.5 l/s and water temperatures ranging from 30 to 33.8°C. The western spring source, known as “Pupavci”, is located in the valley of a deep stream, in the hamlet of Vukovići within the village of Veliko Pupavce. It consists of the B-5 borehole, with a capacity of approximately 6.5 l/s and a water temperature of 30.5°C. Thermal water from the B-5 borehole is transported through pipes and special pumps to reservoirs in the center of the spa, where it is used for various purposes: bathing in hotel rooms, spa treatments, filling recreational and rehabilitation pools, heating hotel facilities, drinking water, and more. These waters are nitrogen-rich, moderately alkaline, low-mineralized, sodium bicarbonate, silicon-rich hypothermal waters. The healing waters of Prolom Spa belong to the rare group of waters with exceptionally high balneological value, offering a wide range of therapeutic applications.

Indications for Treatment in Prolom Spa

Treatment indications include kidney and urinary tract diseases (chronic kidney, urinary tract, and prostate infections, kidney stones, urinary sand, and post-operative conditions of the urinary system), digestive system diseases (hyperacid gastritis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, intestinal catarrh, chronic constipation, gallbladder and bile duct inflammation, gallstones, and post-operative conditions of digestive organs), skin diseases (eczema, psoriasis, varicose ulcers), and extra-articular rheumatism (fibrositis, myositis, tendinitis, periarthritis, bursitis).

In addition to its healing waters, Prolom Spa also uses therapeutic mud for the treatment of skin diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, and rheumatic conditions. The healing mud is produced by mixing thermal water with soil from the surroundings of the “Pupavci” spring.