Opel bath
The Opelbad is an outdoor swimming pool in Wiesbaden and is located on the southern slope of the Neroberg , approx. 80 m higher than the Wiesbaden city center, between the Neroberg vineyard and the city forest.
history
In 1933, a foundation by the privy councilor Wilhelm von Opel made it possible to build a swimming pool and sunbathing facility on Wiesbaden's "local mountain" in order to revitalize spa and tourism. The Kommerzienrat and factory owner, who has lived in Wiesbaden since 1928, provided a loan of 150,000 Reichsmarks in addition to the foundation sum of 100,000 Reichsmarks to enable the construction of the Opel pool named after him.
The bath was completed in June 1934. Two years later, the pool was extended to 65 m with a non-swimmer area. The originally smaller area was expanded in 1958 to 14,500 m². After extensive renovation in 1995, modern solar technology now keeps the water temperature constant at 24 ° C. Further equipment includes a water slide, a paddling pool, three table tennis tables, a beach volleyball court and a Finnish sauna .
The swimming pool is managed by the Wiesbaden company mattiaqua, "Quellen, Bäder, Freizeit" , which also maintains the Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme , the thermal baths in the Aukammtal and the other outdoor and indoor pools in Wiesbaden. The restaurant attached to the pool is not only accessible to bathers, but is also open to all visitors with its panoramic view.
In 2018, the Opelbad was renovated for 1.1 million euros and received a completely new stainless steel basin. The water level was raised so that bathers can look down on Wiesbaden from the pool.
The Opelbad can be reached by car with the Nerobergbahn , which goes up from the Nero Valley to the Neroberg.
architecture
The open-air swimming pool in the clear lines of the New Building was built between 1933 and 1934. The Vienna-born architect Franz Schuster , together with the architect Edmund Fabry and the landscape and garden designer Wilhelm Hirsch, planned the unique facility on the southern slope of the Neroberg. The formal language of the white structure and the deck- like terraces delimited by “ railings ” resemble ship architecture . Today the Opelbad is a cultural monument according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act .
literature
- Monika Vogt: Lust and love are the wings to great deeds. Encounters with historical places of enjoyment in Hessen , o. O. 2009, p. 106f.
Web links
- Article “Freibad Opelbad” on wiesbaden.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Volker Watschounek: The Opelbad opens in a new look on June 1st. In: Wiesbaden lives! - Another news site. Volker Watschounek, May 16, 2018, accessed June 1, 2018 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ N , 8 ° 14 ′ E