In the former sanatorium in Krnov, workshops and a dormitory will be created

Krnov - In the former premises of the lung treatment facility in Ježník near Krnov, workshops and a dormitory for the Private Center for Practical Education Renova will be established. City representatives have already approved the sale of the deteriorating premises to the new owner for four million crowns. This marks the end of a seven-year period during which the city struggled to find a new use for the abandoned spa. This was reported by the city spokesperson Dita Círová.

The non-profit organization based in Milotice nad Opavou plans to relocate the entire educational facility to Ježník, including workshop spaces, a dormitory, and a cafeteria for students in the artistic field of historical furniture restoration. "This will shorten the unnecessary travel for students who have theoretical classes at the Industrial Secondary School in Krnov on Soukenická Street," said center employee František Tomčala.

The Renova Center has been offering a school educational program in artistic-craft wood processing - restoration work since 2000, being the only one in the Moravian-Silesian Region. "Recently, for the last two or three years, we have been troubled by the fact that there are few students. The problem is that parents do not want to send their children to our school when they find out they have to walk two kilometers through the woods from the train station to reach the school, which is why we were looking for other spaces. Krnov is the most advantageous for us as the local secondary industrial school teaches us theory." said Renova director Jaroslava Tomčalová.

The premises were built more than eighty-five years ago by Krnov businessman Josef Irmler. The luxury spa hotel offered guests spa treatments, a dance floor, a renowned kitchen, and a sunlit terrace. During the war, the hotel became a treatment facility for Wehrmacht soldiers, and after the war, it served as a lung treatment center for miners from the Ostrava region. It ceased operations in autumn 2011. At that time, the premises were owned by the city.

The new owner anticipates moving into the building within two years. Until then, they will be renovating it. "We are aware that the building needs a complete reconstruction, but we have already tried it once and we can do many things ourselves," added Tomčalová.