Project description
The vision
The construction of a new thermal village in Kostanjevica na Krki envisages an exclusive spa resort with public baths and individual houses with private thermal water pools. In nearly 5 hectares, there will be two distinctive but together connected areas – public and private.
In the smaller part of the new thermal village, there will be a public area with an administration building, a reception, a restaurant, and other public facilities that service and support public bath (including parking). The public site will also include a large, more than 5.000 m2 big thermal water natural pool available to the general population.
The remaining area of the new thermal village will be more private and available to the owners and tenants of the individual houses. There will be 28 private plots of land (700-900 m2 each) on which individual houses with private thermal natural pools will be built. Houses are one storey (P+M) tall and 8,60 m x 13,30 m (228 m2) big units with living, sleeping and leisure areas. In addition to the common living and sleeping areas, each house will have its gym, sauna, indoor jacuzzi and outdoor deck with a natural pool of warm thermal water. Each house will be able to accommodate up to 10 persons per night. Access to the private plots with big courtyards for parking will be provided from the primary two-way internal road.
In the middle of the new thermal village, there will be a public park. There will be a children playground and other arrangements for recreation and different leisure activities in the park area.
Kostanjevica na Krki is a small picturesque town in the Posavje region and one of the region’s most important cultural centres for centuries. The town name is the conjunction of the word Kostanjevica which derive from the word “kostel”, a fortified church with a camp, and the description of the town location. The Kostanjevica na Krki (also Kostanjevica) development began with establishing the Cistercian monastery in 1234, which the Carinthian Duke Bernard Spanheim set up. Shortly after establishing the monastery, in 1252, Kostanjevica na Krki was already mentioned as the town in the written sources, which ranks Kostanjevica na Krki among the oldest towns in Slovenia. The old town was developed at the food of the flat hills of Gorjanci, near the Landestrost Castle on the artificial island of Krka River, which makes Kostanjevica na Krki very unique town in the Republic of Slovenia (the only town built on the river island). Because of its island position and frequent flooding, Kostanjevica na Krki also got the nickname the Venice of the Dolenjska region.
Kostanjevica na Krki is well known for its historical and cultural heritage and its natural beauties and attractions. Kostanjevica’s unspoiled landscape and pristine beauty offer a perfect getaway and retreat from everyday life. Natural resources such as thermal water, forest and clean air allow us to enter a different world and to experiences all the advantages that the town with its surroundings can offer us.