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Vrućica hot spring EarthCache

Hidden : 3/30/2023
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Banja Luka is a city located in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it is known for its numerous hot springs that have been used for their therapeutic properties for centuries.

Thermal water springs arise due to the heating of groundwater by geothermal energy. Geothermal energy comes from the Earth's internal heat, which is generated by the decay of radioactive isotopes and residual heat from the planet's formation.

As water seeps into the ground, it is heated by the geothermal energy and rises back to the surface as a thermal spring. The temperature of the spring is dependent on the depth at which the water was heated and the amount of geothermal heat available in the area.

Vrićica hot tub

Some thermal springs are associated with volcanic activity or tectonic plate movements, which can create fractures and fissures in the Earth's crust that allow water to flow more easily and be heated more quickly.

Thermal water springs can be found all over the world, and many of them are popular tourist destinations due to their supposed therapeutic and healing properties.

Thermal spring is located in the area of Srpske Toplice (formerly Gornji Šeher) in the city of Banja Luka. These spas were used in Roman times. Then the spa settlement was created. It was located on the right bank of Vrbas.

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Tasks:
1. Explain in your own words how thermal water is formed?
2. What is the water temperature (°C)?
3. Take a picture on the EC locationwith you or your geocaching name and post it in your log.

 


Banja Luka je grad koji se nalazi u sjeverozapadnom dijelu Bosne i Hercegovine, a poznat je po brojnim toplim izvorima koji se stoljećima koriste zbog svojih ljekovitih svojstava.

Izvori termalne vode nastaju zagrijavanjem podzemne vode geotermalnom energijom. Geotermalna energija dolazi iz Zemljine unutrašnje topline, koja nastaje raspadom radioaktivnih izotopa i preostale topline od formiranja planete.

Kako voda prodire u zemlju, zagrijava se geotermalnom energijom i diže se natrag na površinu kao termalni izvor. Temperatura izvora zavisi od dubine na kojoj je voda zagrejana i količine geotermalne toplote koja je dostupna u tom području.

Neki termalni izvori povezani su s vulkanskom aktivnošću ili pomicanjem tektonskih ploča, što može stvoriti pukotine i pukotine u Zemljinoj kori koje omogućavaju da voda lakše teče i brže se zagrijava.

Izvori termalne vode nalaze se u cijelom svijetu, a mnogi od njih su popularna turistička odredišta zbog svojih navodnih terapeutskih i ljekovitih svojstava.

Vrbas river

Termalni izvor se nalazi na području Srpskih Toplica (bivši Gornji Šeher) u Banjaluci. Ove banje su korišćene u rimsko doba. Tada je stvoreno banjsko naselje. Nalazio se na desnoj obali Vrbasa.

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Zadaci:
1. Objasnite svojim riječima kako nastaje termalna voda?
2. Kolika je temperatura vode (°C)?
3. Snimite sliku na EC lokaciji sa vama ili vašim geocaching imenom i stavite je u svoj log.

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