Editing Sandefjord (section)

=== Health resort ===
[[File:Sandefjord dom zdrojowy 2.jpg|thumb|[[Sandefjord Spa|Kurbadet]] is housed in one of the largest wooden buildings in the [[Nordic countries|Nordics]].<ref name="visitnorway.no">{{Cite web |title=Kurbadet 1837–1939 |url=https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/kurbadet-1837-1939/24176/ |website=visitnorway.no}}</ref>]]
The [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] became known as a world-renowned health resort destination between 1837 and 1939. Royalty and Prime Ministers from throughout Europe visited the town for its spas in the late 1800s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=George |first=Francis Stevens |title=Camp NoE |publisher=Lulu Publications, Inc. |year=2017 |isbn=9781387047680 |page=50}}</ref> It gained its reputation as a health and pleasure community when [[Sandefjord Spa|Sandefjord sulfur spa and resort]] ({{lang|no|Sandefjord Kurbad}}) was established in 1837. It was the first spa in town and functioned as a medical institution focusing on the treatment of symptoms for rheumatic diseases. The original bathhouse has been restored and is now a culture house by the city center.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no" /> It was one of Europe's most visited baths until its closure in 1939.<ref name="MJ96">{{Cite book |last=Jøranlid |first=Marianne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008061204054 |title=40 trivelige turer i Sandefjord og omegn |publisher=Vett Viten |year=1996 |isbn=9788241202841}}.</ref>{{rp|36}}

Around 50,000 people, mostly Norwegians, visited the bath from 1837 to 1939. A majority of spa visitors were from Norway, but international guests from Germany, [[Great Britain|Britain]], and the United States also visited the spas of Sandefjord.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> Today the bath's building, ''[[Kurbadet]]'', has been restored and hosts cultural events and various annual activities.<ref name="DKeye">{{Cite book |last=Evensberget |first=Snorre |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Norway |publisher=Penguin |year=2016 |isbn=9781465458902 |page=129}}</ref>