Luisenbad (Unna)

The Luisenbad in Unna was one of the first brine baths .

history

It was built in 1816 with the permission of the Prussian saltworks authority. The name was reminiscent of the Prussian Queen Luise (1776–1810). The Prussian state allowed a private company to use two brine springs on the "Ziegelkamp" site , one for bathing and one for drinking. The company, founded in 1816, had very different founding members such as Freiherr von Plettenberg zu Heeren , the Unna-based doctor Max Schulz, the hotelier of the hotel "Zum König von Prußen" and later member of the Provincial Parliament Gottfried Wilhelm Overweg, the salt office controller Theodor Pilgrim and the cashier the salt works Königsborn , Friedrich von Rappard. The Luisenbad with its Russian steam bath, dance and relaxation rooms became a popular meeting place for Westphalian academics. Nevertheless, it had to close in 1860 due to a decline in the response. Only an information board on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße reminds of the Luisenbad.

Web links

• http://web.archive.org/web/20150204030401/http://www.kurpark-unna.de/salz_hist.html
• The west over Unna

Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 41 ′ 11 ″  E