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Phone:
+40 728 320 368

Address:
Old Town, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The Therapeutic Baths’ Casino of Vatra Dornei, also known as the Vatra Dornei Casino , is an abandoned historic monument located in Suceava County, Romania in the town of Vatra Dornei. It was built in 1898 by Austrian architect Peter Paul Brang while the territory was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is located on the Dorna River. It was initially constructed as an entertainment venue for tourists of Austria-Hungary whom would flock to the nearby therapeutic baths. The baths offered mineral water treatments, carbonic acid baths, and mud wraps for visitors while the nearby casino offered poker, craps, and roulette. The casino initially was designed to attract Viennese tourists looking for treatment. Local authorities hired traveling bands from Vienna and the structure itself was built as a sister casino to the current Grand Casino in Baden, Austria, mimicking its design. In its hayday, the Casino attracted tourists from all over Austria-Hungary, mainly from Vienna, Berlin, Budapest, but also Italian and Jewish travelers.The Casino opened its doors in 1898 and served personalities such as Emperor Franz Joseph and Archduke Franz Ferdinand, but also other regional notables: Lucian Blaga Nicolae Iorga General Gheorghe Abrahams A. I. Cuza George Gheorghiu DejThe casino also hosted Soviet generals on their way to Berlin in World War II. Today, the casino is abandoned.
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