Krapfenwaldlbad

a group of pines

A natural monument label on a pine tree

The Krapfenwaldlbad is the highest summer pool in Vienna and is located on the slopes of the Cobenzel in the 19th district of Vienna ( Döbling ) in the Krapfenwaldgasse. The bathroom is under monument protection ( list entry ).

history

Due to its great view, the Krapfenwaldlbad is one of the most popular baths in Vienna. The bath was opened in 1923 and later accessed through the Vienna Höhenstrasse . Its namesake, Franz Josef Krapf, had a forest house built nearby in the Krapfenwaldl . This was later converted into an inn. Today it is incorporated as a restaurant in the bathroom. One of the first separate nude bathing areas in Vienna was created in the Krapfenwaldlbad. After being damaged in World War II , the pool was reopened in 1952. In 1978 the pool received two new basins. In the summer of 1979 it was Vienna's first topless bathroom, a sensation at the time. In 1981 the Gänsehäufel followed and in 1982 it was allowed in 12 of the 16 municipal summer baths as well as in Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Linz, which resulted in Rainhard Fendrich's hit "Oben ohne". With the renovation of the upper basin (1989) it became the summer pool as we know it today.

Furnishing

The bath offers 40,069 m² of space for up to 4500 visitors, who have 415 cabins and around 1400 small boxes. It has a lap pool, a family pool and a pool for children with a slide. In addition, there is an adventure pool with massage jets, a restaurant, sun baths, a beach volleyball court, a soccer field and a children's playground. The bathroom is administered by Vienna Municipal Department 44.

Protected pines

There are several groups of black pines that were placed under protection in 1937 on the grounds of the bath . This location was originally the northernmost occurrence of this Mediterranean plant.

Web links

Commons : Krapfenwaldlbad - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Krapfenwaldlbad - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

↑ Topless in the swimming pool? Opinion forum. In: weekly press . tape 37 , no. 14 . Vienna May 1982, p. 52 : “Since the beginning of the 1982 bathing season, visitors to most municipal summer pools in Vienna have been allowed to leave their bikini tops at home. The Innsbruck Tivoli baths, the Klagenfurt lido and three Linz baths also follow the low-textile trend. [...] Peter Schieder Vienna City Councilor for the Environment and Leisure [...] Two years ago, the spa administration declared the Krapfenwaldlbad to be a topless bath on a trial basis. Last summer, the female bathers could also use Vienna's largest summer pool. the goosefoot, take off the bikini top. With the beginning of the 1982 summer swimming season, the City of Vienna decided to offer topless in twelve of the sixteen city summer swimming pools. Four urban summer swimming pools are exempt from this regulation: the Alte Donau swimming pool, the conference swimming pool, the Höpflerbad swimming pool and the Theresienbad swimming pool. "

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[WP1982-1] Topless in the swimming pool? Opinion forum. In: weekly press . tape 37 , no. 14 . Vienna May 1982, p. 52 : “Since the beginning of the 1982 bathing season, visitors to most municipal summer pools in Vienna have been allowed to leave their bikini tops at home. The Innsbruck Tivoli baths, the Klagenfurt lido and three Linz baths also follow the low-textile trend. [...] Peter Schieder Vienna City Councilor for the Environment and Leisure [...] Two years ago, the spa administration declared the Krapfenwaldlbad to be a topless bath on a trial basis. Last summer, the female bathers could also use Vienna's largest summer pool. the goosefoot, take off the bikini top. With the beginning of the 1982 summer swimming season, the City of Vienna decided to offer topless in twelve of the sixteen city summer swimming pools. Four urban summer swimming pools are exempt from this regulation: the Alte Donau swimming pool, the conference swimming pool, the Höpflerbad swimming pool and the Theresienbad swimming pool. "