Czech minister confirms Snake Spa heritage status

Czech Culture Minister Lubomir Zaoralek has definitively confirmed that the 18th century Snake Spa (Hadi lazne) in Teplice, north Bohemia, is a part of the national cultural heritage. This decision cannot be appealed. Zaoralek told reporters that he had decided so based on the position of a commission that dealt with the spa owner's appeal against his decision not to remove the heritage status from the spa. The spa building has been a cultural heritage site since 1958. It has not been used as a spa since the turn of the century, following several reconstructions of the building.