Günthersbad
The Günthersbad near Stockhausen was a spa in the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen , which existed between 1815 and 1842 and was fed by a sulfur spring.
Origin and beginnings
In the area of the Stockhäuser Mühle, a well drilled in 1811 was identified as a sulfur spring by court doctor Christian Friedrich Bucholz. Thereupon, Prince Günther Friedrich Carl I von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (r. 1794–1835) appointed a six-person fountain management team that was responsible for the economic and medical management of the opened spa.
The institution initially had ten bathrooms. The bather paid 8 groschen for a bath and if the doctor prescribed spa treatments, these were even free.
In the three summer months of July, August and September in the first year of 1815, 325 guests from all over Germany visited the spa.
effect
The healing effects of the water were expected to provide relief and healing for the following diseases and ailments:
" [...] Gout [...], rheumatism, haemorrhoidal complaints, disorder of the monthly period [...], hysteria, hypochondria (moodiness), weakness of the abdomen, indigestion, congestion, heartburn [...], slimy and spasmodic tight breasts, chronic skin diseases, long-winded skin diseases Rash disease of the eyelids, also effective against worms. "
The End
The increasing doubts about the healing power of water and also economic difficulties led to the closure of the spa on May 22nd, 1842. Most of the buildings were sold and some were released for demolition.
literature
- F. Apfelstedt : Architectural and artistic monuments of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, first issue: The subordinate rule , 1886
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 3.5 ″ N , 10 ° 50 ′ 51.6 ″ E