Sokołowsko Sanatorium
The birthplace of TB treatment
In 1854 when the area was called Görbersdorf and fell within German borders the Countess Maria von Colomb, a niece of Prussian General and her brother-in-law Hermann Brehmer established a health resort for consumptive patients. This was the worlds first sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis. The care included a method of hydrotherapy (the Priessnitz method) and also a precursory method of climatic-dietetic treatment. The treatment resort became famous and their methods were copied all over the world.
After WWII the Sanatorium came within Polish borders and the area gained its name of Sokołowsko in honour of the merits of the Polish Alfred Sokołowski who had been a close co-worker of Hermann Brehmer. The now-called Grunwald sanatorium continued to operate as a public anti-consumptive resort, while large parts of the facilities decayed.
In 1970s the settlement was to be transformed into Provincial Centre of Winter Sports, but due to lack of resources the project was not completed.
After many years of sitting vacant and deteriorating at a rapid pace, this former sanatorium is now being renovated (July 2014)
In 1854 when the area was called Görbersdorf and fell within German borders the Countess Maria von Colomb, a niece of Prussian General and her brother-in-law Hermann Brehmer established a health resort for consumptive patients. This was the worlds first sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis. The care included a method of hydrotherapy (the Priessnitz method) and also a precursory method of climatic-dietetic treatment. The treatment resort became famous and their methods were copied all over the world.
After WWII the Sanatorium came within Polish borders and the area gained its name of Sokołowsko in honour of the merits of the Polish Alfred Sokołowski who had been a close co-worker of Hermann Brehmer. The now-called Grunwald sanatorium continued to operate as a public anti-consumptive resort, while large parts of the facilities decayed.
In 1970s the settlement was to be transformed into Provincial Centre of Winter Sports, but due to lack of resources the project was not completed.
After many years of sitting vacant and deteriorating at a rapid pace, this former sanatorium is now being renovated (July 2014)
