Bad Schauenburg
Bad Schauenburg above Liestal , Baselland , Switzerland , was opened as a bath by Samuel Hodel in 1644 for the then owner Rosine Seiler, wife of councilor Hans Jakob Keller of Basel. The importance of Bad Schauenburg only came with the introduction of brine baths, with brine from Schweizerhalle , in the second half of the 19th century. The well-known historian Marcel Wunderlin reported on Bad Schauenburg in his 1977 radio broadcast about the old Baselbieter bathing glory: “Bad Schauenburg was at the center of the old Baselbiet bathing glory for two hundred years, it was the largest, noblest and most famous ... exactly what one could imagine such a company: a social center ” . The pool operation lasted until 1958, after which the conversion into a seminar hotel began in several steps.
history
Today's Hotel Bad Schauenburg has its origins in a monastery first mentioned in 1465. In 1502 a Hofgut Schauenburg is mentioned, which belonged to the Schauenburg rule . The castle and estate went into the possession of the city of Liestal. In 1643 the manor was acquired by the councilor and town clerk from Liestal, Hans Jakob Keller, from Basel.
Multiple changes of ownership
1644 Bath master Samuel Hodel opens the bathing business on behalf of the owner Rosine Seiler, wife of councilor Hans Jakob Keller, from Basel. The bath water came from a spring, the water of which contained nitrous limestone. The next owner was Johann Zanger. He later sold the bath house with 16 beds to Heini Ross. In 1672 the estate came to a Gant through Vogt Sandreuter, on behalf of Elisabeth Zanger-Socin. However, at the end of the Gant, the widow kept the property and sold it to Michael Strübin, a citizen of Liestal. He sells it on to Rudolf Lindenmeier in 1686. In 1691 the bath came into the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Felix Platter. His daughter married the then Badwirt Roschet. After his death, widow Platter took over the bathroom and married Gédéon Steinbrüchel. In 1742, Johann Rudolf Beck, a Basel citizen, bought the estate with a new bath house. In 1754 he extended the partnership to Joseph Bölmy. The "Baad- und Aufführung des Gesund und Heilbaads Schauenburg" from 1762 and renewed on August 13, 1764 in the published version, which reflect the mood of the bathing culture at that time, also originate from that time.
Again, due to Beck's bankruptcy, the estate was sold to a Gant in 1767, where it was auctioned by the Liestal orphanage with the aim of immediately reselling it to infirmary nurse Leonhard Wagner. Surgeon Jakob Schaub bought the estate in 1783 and had the large barn built in 1791. In mid-June 1793, councilor Emanuel La Roche von Basel bought the estate and sold it on to Daniel de Philipp Merian on April 29, 1812.
Expansion into a brine bath and spa in the era of the Flury family. In
1818 Rudolf Wassermann bought Bad Schauenburg. He was fined 8 francs for hospitality on the day of repentance and prayer. Benedikt Flury made himself useful in the bathing business as a young boy and married Sara Wassermann in 1848, they took over the business. With the introduction of brine baths from the nearby Schweizerhalle and the prudence of Benedikt Flury, the business was bursting at the seams and the era of expansion of the buildings began. The brine was delivered by car and stored in a tank behind the main building. The bath chambers were on the first floor of the north wing. In 1865 the two-storey bath house was extended with a hall wing (today's dining rooms) and later the addition of verandas.
Increasing tourism prompted the hotel rooms to be expanded by adding one storey to the bathhouse in 1874 with loft extensions and turrets with clock and bell. The bath house already offered 80 guest rooms. Extensive gardens and parks surrounded the ensemble. As a result, the dépendance opposite the main building was expanded in several steps. The two-storey building was raised to five storeys and expanded with verandas, balconies and loft extensions. The Dépendance II, which is attached to the Wagenschopf (today's seminar building) and is oriented towards the garden, received balconies and a veranda as well as a tower with a weathercock as a conclusion after 1880, the building was also lovingly called the "Doctor's House". The name doctor house comes from the time up to the First World War, when a spa doctor was present during the season and lived in the doctor house. Between the First and Second World War, the doctoral house served as the summer residence of a well-known Basel banking family. In 1884 the eldest son Emil Flury took over the bathroom and continued the expansion. He also had a large farm. In addition to the “Badacher” estate, the Goldbrunnen farm and a farm in the hamlet of Rösern were also part of it.
Cherry variety Schauenburger or Fluryaner
Emil Flury undertook extensive trips in the quiet winter time, also to other continents. Around 1900 Emil Flury brought back a cherry sweet rice from a trip to Lebanon. A new type of cherry was created by grafting on our own cherry trees. This was first called "Fluryaner" and later "Schauenburger" . This developed into the most important late-ripening table cherry variety. The bon vivant Emil Flury kept inadequate bookkeeping, and he also imported foreign beers. The situation was soon taken advantage of by some suppliers by invoicing Emil Flury several times for their goods or services. When Emil Flury noticed this, it was already too late and bankruptcy was imposed on Emil. In the absence of written evidence, he could not assert his innocence at the Liestal court. He felt that he had been treated unfairly and a deeply disappointed Emil Flury turned his back on the world. He converted and lived in Valsainte Monastery until he was 90 years old. His cherry variety, Schauenburger, lives on, however; it was named "Swiss Fruit of the Year 2016".
In 1906 his nephews Rudolf and Alfred Flury took over the debt-laden bathroom. The constant need for renewal led to the separation of the two brothers in 1916 and the establishment of a stock corporation by Rudolf Flury, with the involvement of suppliers and friends. Several renovations took place over the next few years and the shops allowed Rudolf Flury to buy back almost all of the shares, with the exception of a few that remained in the possession of the Ziegelhof brewery .
As a result, the buildings were continuously renovated and the complex was expanded to include a horse stable south of the hotel in 1920. The bathrooms were moved from the ground floor to the guest rooms and the space that was freed up enabled the salon on the ground floor to be enlarged in 1930. An attraction At that time, a 300m2 concrete swimming pool was built in 1930 to replace the pond. This was the first large swimming pool in the area.
During the Second World War, parts of the hotel property were occupied by the military until 1942 . From 1942 to 1944, male Orthodox Jewish refugees were housed on the first floor of the hall building. They built today's road after the Bad Schauenburg junction towards Schönmatt and thus created a connecting road between Liestal and Arlesheim . Before that, the route to Schönmatt passed to the left of the main building. A separate kitchen on the premises made kosher food possible, and religious events were also held. The restaurant and hotel operations were maintained during the war years. Due to the closed forests, Bad Schauenburg was only accessible to hikers to a limited extent. In 1945/46, buildings that had been badly damaged by the war were renovated. Under the direction of the then young architect Ernst Cueni from Liestal, the dining room with paneling that still exists today (2019) was created and the hall on the ground floor was redesigned. Due to the sudden death of Rudolf Flury in July 1945, his widow Martha Flury-Hirt and her two daughters Gret and Hanny took over the business until 1958.
Acquisition by JR Geigy AG (later Novartis)
The company JR Geigy AG (later Novartis) bought the bathroom in 1958 by taking over all the shares. She stopped bathing, built the swimming pool back into a pond and began to renovate the main building step by step. The company was converted into a modern conference hotel. The two branches were gradually canceled. In 1960 a garden tavern for hikers was built on the site of the large annex. As a result, other buildings were demolished, the doctor's house and the wash house in 1973 and the riding hall in 1979. The boccia , croquet and tennis courts were also given up and the interior of the buildings with magnificent facade cupboards and important furniture from the 16th century. up to the 18th century. In 1969, the management of Ciba and JR Geigy AG made the decisive decisions for the merger of the two groups in 1970 in the conference hotel . In 1979 an extensive renovation took place with gutting of the upper floors. In 1983 Alfred Häring was hired as a new tenant. The restaurant of today's hotelier Häring is crowned with awards every year thanks to excellent management and highly trained staff. In 1996, the former coach house was converted into a modern conference center, and in 2004–2011 further interior and exterior renovations and a redesign of the garden landscape were carried out after careful analysis of the historical elements. The success made the Häring family celebrate their 30 years of activity in Bad Schauenburg in 2013.
New opportunity for Bad Schauenburg begins with the era of the Grogg family
A portfolio review by Novartis suggested the sale of numerous properties, including that of Bad Schauenburg. In 2015, the hotel property and the property were spun off from Bad Schauenburg AG and transferred to the Basel-based entrepreneur Dr. hc Peter Grogg sold. Numerous planning applications have been received since then. In addition to the construction of a new staff house, the economic building erected in 1794, south of the main building, was converted into a restaurant on the Schauenegg. This is now available to guests as a well-kept restaurant. On nice days, the Schauenburg landscape can be enjoyed on the Schauenegg's sun terrace. The hotel building has been thoroughly rebuilt, a room / seminar room wing has been added and, since reopening in September 2018, has shone in new splendor with all the comforts that the digital age demands. The Häring family ensures continuity and success in the company, so with Stéphanie Häring as directrice, the next generation is at the wheel. This means that Bad Schauenburg is equipped for the 21st century and the steadily growing demands so that it can continue to serve as the jewel of the Basel area.
Life in the brine bath and spa house in Schauenburg
As early as 1762, Bad Schauenburg had its own bathing regulations, "Bathing and performance rules for health and healing baths in Schauenburg", which were supposed to regulate bathing life at that time. It was renewed in 1764, of which copies still exist today (see pictures below). Of the 20 points, the 19th should be mentioned: "All ear blowers, eccentrics and grumblers should be completely banished from inside, it is then fact that they promise improvement."
A list of guests and strangers was drawn up as early as 1876 and sent as souvenirs. Among them were numerous guests from Basel, Bern, Mulhouse, but also Baroness von Bock from Wiesbaden. In a list from 1889 there were other international guests, multiple responses from Strasbourg, Nancy, Paris, London, Birmingham, Karlsruhe etc.
In 1900, an advertisement in “Liestal and its surroundings” was advertised by Prof. Mieg, from Basel: “Schauenburg is unsurpassed in insomnia and blood mixing disorders, such as anemia and bleaching” . It was further mentioned that the property comprises 125 family apartments in three buildings, including 40 with lounges, arbors and balconies. “There is plenty of entertainment with concerts, theater performances, balls, children's parties, boat trips, fishing, ponyquipages for children, donkeys and riding horses. Billiard room - Protestant and Catholic church service - pharmacy. In-house spa doctor ... Inhalation room, half baths with massage. Mud baths, just like in Franzensbad , save you an expensive bathing trip to Bohemia. Carbonic acid baths as a replacement for Nauheim. Why devices like those in the Viktoriabad in Baden-Baden? Mud treatment and baths with mud from Battaglia ” .
The brine from Schweizerhalle was delivered by tanker and stored in a reservoir behind the house, next to the kitchen extension. The brine got into the bathtubs via a pipe system.
A guest named “Dr. W. ”paraphrased the atmosphere around 1920: “ ... and that this social spirit rules at the Schauenburg, we, who have fiveo'clocked and dined up there many times, know from experience ... ” .
photos
Bad Schauenburg, postcard ca.1910
Bad Schauenburg from the east - Oct. 2018
Bad Schauenburg from Garen with Dépendance I and II (doctor's house) around 1910
Bad Schauenburg from the garden in Sept. 2018
Bad Schauenburg with courtyard around 1910
Bad Schauenburg with court Oct. 2018
Bad Schauenburg Croquetplatz, postcard around 1910
Bad Schauenburg under the chestnut tree Oct. 2018
Bad Schauenburg large pond around 1910
Tennis court around 1910
Aerial view from the east around 1935
Swimming pool of 300m2 in place of the 1935 pond
Swimming pool postcard circa 1932
Summer vacation for children around 1935
Dining room on the ground floor around 1917
Hall 1st floor with billiards around 1917
Bathroom EG 1917
Corridor 1930
Guest rooms 1930
Salon / lounge around 1931
med. Facilities first floor around 1930
Bad Schauenburg main building Oct. 2018
Bad Schauenburg and Schauenegg with Fluh
Bad Schauenburg with pond Sept. 2018
Rest. Schauenegg - Bad Schauenburg
Landscape of Bad Schauenburg
Baad and performance rules of the healthy and therapeutic bath in Schauenburg, 1764 part 1
Baad and performance rules of the healthy and therapeutic bath in Schauenburg, 1764 part 2
Literature & sources
- Pastor Dr. K. Gauss, Schauenburg in his relationship with Liestal, undated
- Liestal and its surroundings, traffic and beautification association, 1900
- Marcel Wunderlin, Oh old Baselbieter bathing glory, radio broadcast 1977
- Pastor Philipp Alder, Fluryaner, 1981 (housed and confused - 10 Baselbiet writers about their homeland)
- Central Office for Fruit Growing and Viticulture, Basel-Landschaft, the cherry variety Schauenburger, 1986
- Adrian Brodbeck, History of Bad Schauenburg, unpublished, 1980
- Bath and performance rules of the healthy and therapeutic bath in Schauenburg, 1764, private property
- Dr. W., Schauenburg, handwritten and undated, approx. 1920
- Switzerland on Sunday, Iso Ambühl, Nahe solution instead of luxury, Feb. 2, 2014
- Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, Andreas Hirsbrunner, Fresh cure for Bad Schauenburg, December 2, 2015
- Basler Zeitung, Thomas Gübler, Late honor for cultural assets from Basel, April 20, 2016
- Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, Claudia Maag, The “culprit” confesses (Schauenburger cherries), June 17, 2016
- Oral tradition of the Flury family (deceased)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bad Schauenburg chronology
- ↑ The castle of Schauenburg
- ↑ Dominik Wunderlin: Schweizerhalle. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 14, 2011 , accessed July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Grafting of fruit trees
- ↑ https://fructus.ch/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-OsdJ-Schauenburger.pdf
- ↑ . which stood at the location of today's parking lot
- ↑ Awards
- ↑ Italian mud from Battaglia is a volcanic healing mud
Web links
- History - Hotel Bad Schauenburg
- Bad Schauenburg: Interned in the labor camp after the Jews fled the Nazis
Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '43.6 " N , 7 ° 40' 52.3" E ; CH1903: 618279 / 260550