Soltau thermal baths
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Soltau , Germany
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| opening | 1954 | |||
| Visitors | 316.153 (2017) | |||
| staff | 65 | |||
| Website | www.soltau-therme.de | |||
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Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 30 ″ N , 9 ° 50 ′ 26 ″ E
The Soltau-Therme is a brine and all-weather bath in Soltau in the Heidekreis in Lower Saxony . With several hundred thousand visitors a year, it is one of the best-known and most visited swimming pools in northern Germany .
The salt is extracted from a depth of 216 meters; the salt content of the extracted brine is around 30 percent. The salt content in the water at the thermal baths is up to 3.5 percent.
history
The construction of the Böhmewald baths began in 1950. The open-air swimming pool, located directly on the Böhme , was opened in 1954. In the years 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1971 in Soltau who found German Championships in water polo instead. In 1973 an indoor swimming pool was built in the immediate vicinity. The thermal bath with brine bath and sauna was inaugurated in 1990.
On January 1, 2005, the GMF Society for Development and Management of Leisure Systems mbH & Co. KG from Neuried took over the management of the Soltau municipal utility . The Soltau-Therme has been a member of the European Waterpark Association since 2009 .
Between July 2012 and June 2014 the indoor pool was converted into an all-weather pool with a retractable roof; from mid-May 2013 it was temporarily closed due to the conversion. The outdoor pool was finally closed in September 2013 due to the falling number of visitors from just under 20,000 visitors annually. In addition to a large lawn for sunbathing, there was a 50 m swimming pool, a non-swimmer pool (with a slide), a baby pool and a beach volleyball field . The total water area was 1,692 m². The sunbathing lawn is to continue to be used, and the construction of an ice rink was considered. On June 21, 2014 the reopening of the all-weather pool, the swimming pool with a retractable convertible roof, took place.
In August 2018 extensive tile damage occurred in the indoor pool, which is why it was closed immediately. Mainly because the question of financing initially remained unanswered, the repair work dragged on until the end of March 2020. Before it could be reopened, the entire thermal bath in Lower Saxony was closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lower Saxony , following the decree of the Lower Saxony state government of March 16, 2020.
description
Brine
In the brine area of the Soltau-Therme there is a 600 m² brine pool, which is divided into an indoor area and an outdoor area with a sunbathing area. The water temperatures are up to 36 ° C. There is also a therapy round pool with a salt content of 5 percent, whirlpool pools, waterfalls, a brine steam bath with a water temperature of 45 ° C, a plunge pool and a separate relaxation room with a graduation tower .
All-weather pool
The roof of the all-weather pool can be fully opened within eight minutes over the 25 m long 312 m² swimmer pool. There is also a 106 m² teaching pool, a children's water park, a separate diving pool with a 5 m diving tower and an 82 m long water slide.
Sauna, wellness and fitness
Inside the sauna area there are four saunas from 45 ° C to 95 ° C, as well as a steam bath and an infrared cabin. There are three other saunas in the sauna garden , including an earth sauna and a Kelo sauna. A salt crystal sauna was also opened in 2008. A forest sauna can be booked by families or groups. In the wellness area, visitors can use various massages, therapies and cures. Solariums are also available. The Vitadrom is a fitness studio within the Soltau-Therme and offers various equipment and courses on over 1,000 m².
gastronomy
Outside there is the “therme lounge”, which as a café, bar and restaurant is not only open to visitors to the thermal baths. Inside, visitors can use a self-service restaurant and a sauna bar.
Visitor numbers
| year | Total visitors | Visitors without Vitadrom |
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| 2017 | 316.153 | |
| 2016 | 337.029 | |
| 2015 | 353,000 | |
| 2014 | 289,000 | |
| 2013 | 267,000 | |
| 2012 | 382,000 | |
| 2011 | 386,000 | |
| 2010 | 389,000 | |
| 2009 | 402,000 | |
| 2008 | 405,000 | |
| 2007 | 390,000 | |
| 2006 | 409,000 | |
| 2005 | 419,000 | 394,000 |
| 2004 | 430,000 | 406,000 |
| 2003 | 440,000 | 416,000 |
| 2002 | 459,000 | 435,000 |
| 2001 | 485,000 |
Sources:, p. 7, p. 22, p. 7, p. 22
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.gmfneuried.de/de/pdf/medienspiegel/Soltau-Therme_voll_im_Trend_(Heide-Kurier,_15.03.2009).pdf Report in the Heide-Kurier on membership in the EWA
- ↑ German Life Saving Society, Lower Saxony Regional Association, Lueneburger Heide district, Soltau local group. V. on June 22, 2014: Opening of the swimming pool
- ↑ Swimming pool of the Soltau Therme - immerse yourself in nature. In: Soltau Therme. Accessed April 1, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Closure of the Soltau Therme. In: Soltau Therme. March 16, 2020, accessed on April 1, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Annual Report 2005 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 898 kB), p. 19
- ↑ 2006 Annual Report ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.3 MB), p. 23
- ↑ Annual Report 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB), p. 26
- ↑ Annual Report 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.3 MB), p. 27
- ↑ Annual Report 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.6 MB), p. 25
- ↑ Annual Report 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.5 MB), p. 29
- ↑ Annual Report 2011 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 562 kB), p. 20
- ↑ Annual Report 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.5 MB), p. 29
- ↑ Annual Report 2013 ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 562 kB), p. 20
- ↑ Annual Report 2014 (PDF; 4.6 MB)
- ↑ Annual Report 2015 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
- ↑ Annual Report 2016 (PDF; 2.1 MB)
- ↑ Annual Report 2017 (PDF; 2.8 MB)
