Medijske toplice
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Medijske Toplice is a spa located in the town of Izlake
Izlake
Izlake is a settlement in the municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola...

 in central Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It was established in 1877 by the local businessman Alojz Prašnikar, although thermal baths at the location were already mentioned by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor in his The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola is Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia and Istria in Croatia....

in the 17th century. Today's spa consists of a hotel, an indoor swimming pool and an outdoor pool complex.

As of August 2010, the hotel and all facilities are closed.
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