Carolus Thermen
The Carolus Thermen in Aachen are a leisure-oriented thermal bath with an attached sauna facility . They were built from 1998 to 2001 according to plans by the Munich architect Rudolf Wienands . The thermal baths are operated by the municipal Kur- und Badegesellschaft mbH (KuBa), founded on December 30, 1932, which also takes on the tasks of spa administration for the state-recognized Aachen spa .
history
The thermal bath is named after Charlemagne , for whom the hot mineral springs in Aachen offered an important reason to build one of his palaces here. Aachen has a 2000-year bathing tradition, which suffered serious setbacks due to the destruction of numerous bathhouses in World War II . The last inner-city thermal bath - the Römerbad am Büchel - was closed in 1996. Until December 30, 2000, the spa in the Quellenhof on Monheimsallee was still in operation. The Carolus Thermen opened on February 9, 2001.
In the summer of 2007, extensive renovation and improvement measures were carried out, including renewing parts of the facade, replacing tiles and expanding the pampering world .
In July 2011 and July 2013, extensive basic cleaning and maintenance work was carried out, including minor repairs and some renovations. The steam bath in the thermal world had to be completely dismantled for "structural reasons".
After an elaborate new construction of the steam bath, it was opened in January 2012 under the name Strokkur . With an investment volume of around € 100,000, a brine steam bath was built that is modeled on the Icelandic geyser Strokkur .
A solarium designed as a caravanserai with heated sand and a simulated day / night change had to be finally closed in 2014, as no spare parts were available to fix a technical defect. Plans for a new use of the rooms are being worked on.
location
The Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen are located in the spa area Monheimsallee on the edge of the Aachen city garden in the pass road.
Thermal water
The Carolus Thermen use the Aachen mineral thermal water from the state-recognized Rosenquelle medicinal spring in Aachen city center. The 47 ° C warm thermal water of the Rosenquelle belongs to sulfur and fluoride containing sodium chloride hydrogen carbonate thermal baths and is conveyed via a pipe to the thermal baths where it is prepared for bathing. The thermal water has a total mineralization of 4.2 g / l.
Facilities
The Carolus Thermen are divided into different subject areas - the thermal world , the sauna world , the pampering world and the gourmet world .
In the thermal world there are eight pools - inside and outside - all filled with thermal mineral water from the rose spring between 18 ° C and 38 ° C. There is also a relaxation room where meditations take place on a regular basis, a steam bath, a large outdoor area with a sandy beach , a sun terrace and other sunbathing areas.
The sauna world is divided into the Baltic sauna landscape , the oriental bathing world , the sauna garden and the Feminarium (women's sauna area). There are a total of 14 saunas and steam baths with different temperatures and humidity levels. In this area you will also find foot warming pools, a sauna lake, outdoor areas with beach chairs and loungers , and several relaxation rooms.
These areas are complemented by the pampering world , the CAROLUS spa and the gourmet world with three restaurants.
The Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen have a total of 932 m² of water inside and outside. The property of the plant is approx. 13,000 m².
Target groups
The offers of the Carolus Thermen are aimed primarily at wellness guests who want to do something for their relaxation, well-being and health.
Due to the composition of the mineral-rich thermal water, children up to 6 years of age are not allowed entry into the Carolus Thermen, children and young people between 6 and 15 years of age only when accompanied by an adult.
Service facilities
In the in-house CAROLUS spa , the Carolus thermal baths offer massages , baths, spa rituals, beauty and hammam treatments.
The Carolus Thermen have three dining areas: the Bella Vista in the thermal world, the Lemon Grass in the sauna world and the Mediterraneo , an external restaurant.
The spa complex has its own parking garage with 248 parking spaces.
Awards
The German Wellness Association has awarded the Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen the PREMIUM quality seal with the title EXCELLENT .
The wellness facility was also recognized as an Ökoprofit business in the Aachen city region in 2006.
The Carolus Thermen also have the Premium quality mark of the German Sauna Association
literature
- Werner Käß, Hanna Käß (ed.): German bath book. Description of 163 state-certified spas in Germany. Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-510-65241-9 .
- Zeitgeist Media: Wellness Atlas North Rhine-Westphalia: The most beautiful wellness oases and sauna parks. 2012, ISBN 978-3-934046-37-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Wienands. In: arch INFORM ; accessed on July 22, 2009 (catalog raisonné)
- ↑ Entry in the Aachen commercial register, HR B84
- ↑ PRESS INFORMATION No. PA-02-07-01. (DOC; 30 kB) (No longer available online.) Carolus Thermen, February 7, 2007, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved September 24, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Till Schüler: Basic cleaning in the Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen. (No longer available online.) Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen, June 27, 2011, archived from the original on December 10, 2011 ; Retrieved July 10, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ New Icelandic brine steam bath STROKKUR in the thermal world of the thermal baths. (No longer available online.) Carolus Thermen Bad Aachen, January 18, 2012, archived from the original on January 23, 2017 ; Retrieved January 28, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Unfortunately the caravanserai is closed. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 18, 2015 ; accessed on January 26, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Image film Imagefim the Carolus thermal baths. (No longer available online.) Carolus Thermen, archived from the original on March 22, 2009 ; Retrieved July 22, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Premium quality for the Carolus Thermen Aachen Certified wellness baths and thermal baths. (No longer available online.) German Wellness Association, archived from the original on July 29, 2011 ; accessed on October 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ökoprofit award to the Carolus thermal baths. Ökoprofit Awards 2006. (No longer available online.) Ökoprofit Region Aachen, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved July 22, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Quality seal for saunas. (flash) Deutscher Sauna-Bund eV, accessed on September 22, 2010 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 58.2 " N , 6 ° 5 ′ 49.4" E