Children's outdoor pool

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Währing children's outdoor pool in the Währingerpark

The children's outdoor pools of the City of Vienna were created during the time of “ Red Vienna ” on an initiative by Julius Tandler . They were laid out in parks in the urban area and were originally intended to prevent lung diseases and rickets . The baths were intended for children and adolescents between the ages of six and fourteen, who could use the bathing establishments free of charge in summer (June to August), but only on weekdays. Adults were not allowed or only restricted (no bathing facilities, only in the small children's area as a supervisor). Almost without exception, the pools were filled with high spring water, but were no more than 60 cm deep, which meant that proper swimming was hardly possible.

history

Children's outdoor pool in Hugo Wolf Park
Children's outdoor pool in the Herderpark

The Hütteldorfer reservoir in 1917, where children were allowed to bathe free of charge, could be described as the first forerunner of the children's outdoor pools. The first real children's outdoor pool was built in Floridsdorf , then in 1919 those in today's Auer-Welsbach-Park (instead of an existing ornamental pond) and on Simmeringer Geiselbergstraße (in a section of the former Wiener Neustädter Canal ) were built. Two more were built in the Schweizergarten (1923) and in the Türkenschanzpark in Währing (1926). For this purpose, an ornamental pond was converted in the Schweizergarten. In 1923 the forecourt of the Steinhof water reservoir of the high spring water pipeline was converted into the Gallitzinberg children's outdoor pool according to plans by Erich Franz Leischner, who had already planned the reservoir . In 1928 there were already 18 children's outdoor pools in Vienna, which this year attracted 1.2 million visitors.

When the Second World War broke out, the municipality of Vienna had 23 outdoor pools for children. They were neglected during the war and some were badly damaged. It was not until the early 1950s that most of the facilities were able to start operating again, and by the beginning of the 1970s ten more children's outdoor pools were built. In 1972 the record number of 32 children's outdoor pools was reached. In some of the pools, youth pools have also been built in addition to the old paddling pools. As a result of the establishment of bathing establishments with adventure areas and the changed leisure habits, the children's outdoor pools lost their attractiveness, which often had technical defects and were sometimes in a desolate condition. The city of Vienna decided to either leave the baths open or to renovate them. Therefore, a start was made on converting old children's outdoor pools into "family pools" with a small adventure area. The children's outdoor pool on Hofferplatz in the 16th district , which was completely renovated in 2002 , is a good example of this . The children's outdoor pool in Pezzlpark ( 17th district ) was merged with the neighboring Jörgerbad and now complements the indoor pool with an outdoor area.

In 2007 the pool at Max-Winter-Platz was closed and in the following year the building was converted for subsequent use as the Grätzelzentrum Stuwerviertel . In January 2009 the building of the baths in Herderpark , built in 1929 and completely renovated in the 1990s, was severely damaged by fire and demolished. The wooden building was reconstructed in agreement with the Federal Monuments Office and the pool was reopened in July 2009.

Currently (as of 2018) there are 11 family pools in Vienna, they are still free for children and young people up to the age of 14. Adults accompanying small children are welcome, they currently pay 3.00 euros admission. The bathing establishments are open from Monday to Sunday, the season usually starts at the beginning of May and ends in mid-September.

Locations of the family baths

2. , Augarten, entrance Karl-Meißl-Straße
Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 41 ″  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 25 ″  E
3. , Schweizergarten, Kleistgasse entrance
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 17 ″  N , 16 ° 23 ′ 19 ″  E
5. , Einsiedlerpark, Einsiedlerplatz entrance
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '8.6 "  N , 16 ° 20' 58.4"  E
10. , corner of Gudrunstraße / Absberggasse
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 33 ″  N , 16 ° 23 ′ 24 ″  E
11. , Herderpark , Herderplatz
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 21.4 ″  N , 16 ° 24 ′ 36 ″  E
14. , corner of Reinlgasse / Märzstrasse
Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 46 ″  N , 16 ° 28 ′ 42 ″  E
16. , Hofferplatz
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 32 ″  N , 16 ° 16 ′ 59 ″  E
18. , Währingerpark , Semperstrasse entrance
Coordinates: 48 ° 13 '53 "  N , 16 ° 20' 55"  E
19. , Hugo-Wolf-Park, entrance Dänenstrasse
Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 23 ″  N , 16 ° 20 ′ 1 ″  E
21. , Stammersdorf , corner of Luckenschwemmgasse / Josef-Flandorfer-Straße
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′ 1 ″  N , 16 ° 24 ′ 36 ″  E
21., Strebersdorf , Roda-Roda-Gasse
Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 35 ″  N , 16 ° 23 ′ 3 ″  E

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gallitzinberg children's outdoor pool. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
  2. ^ Franz Leischner. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.

literature

  • R. Doblhammer, A. Drexel, D. Grimm-Pretner, M. Kainz, R. Zemann: Municipal children 's outdoor pools in Vienna. General study on usage requirements and usage alternatives for urban children's outdoor pools from an open space planning perspective. Municipal Department 18, Vienna 1992.
  • Felix Czeike: Economic and Social Policy of the Municipality of Vienna 1919–1934, Part II . Verlag für Jugend & Volk, Vienna 1959.
  • Claudia Feichtenberger: Our baths - from the bathing room to the adventure world - Viennese bathing culture then and now. Compress Verlag, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-900607-25-7 .
  • Wilhelm Seledec, Helmut Kretschmer, Herbert Lauscha: Bathing and baths in Vienna. Europa Verlag, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-203-50995-4

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