List of swimming pools in Winterthur
The list of pools in Winterthur to an overview of the bathing facilities in Winterthur enter. The city has eight swimming pools , three of which are private school swimming pools . Artificial swimming pools were important for personal hygiene in Winterthur from an early age, as the city was neither built on a lake nor on a large river where people could swim. This is why Winterthur was also a pioneer in the construction of swimming pools. Among other things, the first indoor swimming pool in Switzerland was built in Winterthur and the oldest outdoor swimming pool still in existence is also in Winterthur. In the 2010 summer season, the four outdoor pools in Winterthur recorded more than 150,000 visitors, while the combined outdoor and indoor pool in Geiselweid had over 140,000 visitors.
The low proportion of school swimming facilities compared to the city of Zurich can be explained by the fact that in the city of Zurich, students in grades 1 to 4 attend a swimming lesson every week, while in Winterthur only third grade students take one every two weeks attend compulsory swimming lesson. In the 4th grade there are voluntary supplementary courses in Winterthur for students who cannot swim 15 meters on their own.
| Surname | Type | Urban district | opening | Closure | Remarks | image |
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| Brühlgut indoor swimming pool | School indoor swimming pool | Töss | non-public, belongs to the Brühlgut Foundation | |||
| Geiselweid swimming pool | Indoor and outdoor pools , natural pools | Mattenbach | 1911 | Switzerland’s oldest open-air swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool was added in 1974, and a natural swimming pool in 2008 | ||
| School swimming pool Michaelsschule | School indoor swimming pool | Lakes | non-public, belongs to Michaelsschule | |||
| Oberi swimming pool | outdoor pool | Oberwinterthur | 1958 | |||
| Töss swimming pool | outdoor pool | Töss | 1970 | |||
| Bath and laundry facility in Winterthur | Indoor swimming pool | city | 1864 | 1915 | Switzerland's first indoor swimming pool, also known as the bathtub mosque |
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| Wolfensberg swimming pool | outdoor pool | Veltheim | 1936 | The predecessor of the swimming pool, the first sunbathing facility in Switzerland, opened in 1900. | ||
| Wülflingen swimming pool | outdoor pool | Wülflingen | 1967 | |||
| School swimming pool Wülflingerstrasse | School indoor swimming pool | Veltheim | not public, belongs to the school building Wülflingerstrasse |
Bathing in public waters
You are allowed to swim in the Walchewier , the Schützenweiher and the Kemptweiher at your own risk . Bathing in the three ponds was indirectly initiated by the Waldeggsee Initiative , which wanted to create an artificial lake in Winterthur south of the Mattenbach district , but clearly failed in February 1999 at the urn. To cool off, you can also visit the Töss , which is not deep enough to swim normally.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article “More dispute in the indoor pool” by David Herter, page 13, Der Landbote from September 11, 2010
- ↑ Answer to the municipal council business 2012/028 regarding energy consumption and CO 2 production of the indoor swimming pools from June 13, 2012 by the Winterthur City Council, page 4. ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 27 kB) Accessed December 14, 2012.
