seaside spa lowland climate with marine climate features height 10 m above sea level

Health Spa

Main treatment areas

respiratory and circulatory system diseases, mobility, neurological and rheumatic disorders.

Natural therapeutic resources

3.5% chlorine-sodium-bromine brine, therapeutic mud.

Location

Kamień Pomorski is a charming little spa on the Kamieński Reservoir, 8 km from the Baltic. It has a lowland climate with the features of a maritime climate. A cruise boat is available to take visitors across the reservoir to the seaside. There was a stronghold at Kamień Pomorski as early as the 9th century, and there was a settlement here in antiquity. The town's name (Pomeranian Stone) comes from an erratic boulder called the Royal Boulder, which lies in the waters of Kamieński Reservoir. The spa is a district of the town of Kamień Pomorski. It was established after the accidental discovery of brine springs in 1876, and with time therapeutic mud from the surrounding peat-bogs was also used in therapy.

Treatment facilities

sanatoriums and spa hospitals with 350 beds.

Available therapy

physiotherapy centres, physiotherapy centre, indoor brine pool.

Events

International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music (June-September).

Sightseeing

St. John the Baptist's Cathedral – one of the finest historic buildings in Western Pomerania, with Romanesque-Gothic architecture, and a Baroque organ from 1669; Gothic-style Town Hall (currently housing the Municipal Board), 14th-century Episcopal Curia, Church of the Virgin Mary, preserved defensive walls, 16th-century Wolińska Gate.

Tourism and sports

water-sports centre; interesting excursions to Chrząszczewska Island, and to Dziwnów, Niechorze and Żółcino on the coast. The surrounding area includes angling sites, exercise paths, and a tennis court.