The history of the spa at Slatinice reaches right back to the 16th century. The first "spa guest" was a minor nobleman, Šimon from Nadějov, who in 1556 was the scribe for the lesser territorial laws of the Moravian Margraviate, and also for a certain time held the office of council scribe in Prostějov.
Similarly, the first serious scientific treatise on the sulphur Slatinice springs also comes from the 16th century. In 1580 the celebrated Moravian doctor Tomáš Jordán from Klausenburg, in his book entitled "Book on the Healing Waters, or the Moravian Hot Springs", describes the springs here as having curative properties.
He sets out the location of the springs, the chemical composition of the water and their healing effects. In 1929, an entry was unearthed in the archives of the Lords of Lichtenstein according to which on 21 March 1685 the prince gave his consent to the establishment of a spa, providing construction costs did not exceed 100 thalers.
By 1714 the spa had 7 rooms. Construction of a more modern spa building was supposed to have been carried out in 1725, but the project was postponed because the construction costs of the nearby Lichtenstein estate farm were higher than expected.
Construction of the spa began in 1731, when foundations were laid directly at the source of the curative waters. The construction was never finished, however.
One of the main reasons was that to build successfully on saturated ground, indeed a virtual swamp, would have required a much greater investment.
Thus the new spa building was not completed until 1733, on the spot where it still stands today. The original architecture can still be appreciated, since the historic building is home to the canteen, restaurant as well as the balneotherapy operation and treatment rooms.