Stadtbad Witten

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The Stadtbad Witten was a municipal indoor swimming pool on Richtstrasse in Witten . It was one of the largest urban building projects in Witten in the post-war period . It operated until 2003.

history

The first indoor swimming pool in Witten was built in 1911. During the second major attack on Witten on March 19, 1945, the indoor swimming pool in Witten was badly damaged in the early morning hours. The swimming pool was used until 1949.

The new building began at the instigation of some citizens of Witten in October 1955, the opening took place on July 26, 1958. The income from lotteries and donations amounting to DM 318,000 contributed part of the construction costs. The jumping facility was three, five or seven and a half high. Clubs trained in the bathroom. Swimming courses were organized for the population. The health bath with sauna was only opened in October 1958. There were baths and showers to rent because not all apartments had bathrooms in the post-war period.

In 1989 the pool was transferred to the Witten municipal utilities , which were able to claim the cost deficit for tax purposes. In 1999 it was planned to renovate the bath for 12 million DM. A feasibility study showed the projected costs for a modernization in the amount of DM 15 million. As a result, the municipal utilities decided to close the pool on January 31, 2003. In April 2002, the closure was discussed controversially with citizens at an event organized by the Habitat Forum. In June 2002, the swimming clubs held a protest, but City Planning Officer Oedinger and SPD parliamentary group leader Richter stuck to their position. A citizens' initiative calculated the cost of renovating the bathroom and sauna to be 4 to 5 million euros. The financing proposal included public grants, the leasing of empty rooms, citizen shares and cost optimization for the municipal utilities.

The citizens 'initiative presented in December 2002, about 9,200 signatures one began in November citizens' initiative to Mayor Klaus Lohmann (SPD). This was followed by the closure in 2003 and the demolition in 2005 and the construction of a retirement home at the same location.

The Annen indoor pool, the Herbede indoor pool and the Heveney leisure pool are also available in the Witten area .

See also

literature

  • Fritz Helbert: The Wittener Stadtbad. 1958-2003 . Sutton Verlag , Erfurt 2010, ISBN 978-3-86680-728-0 ( description from the publisher ( memento of December 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed on October 6, 2018] illustrated book ).
  • Fritz Helbert: hygiene, sport, leisure. A documentation on the history of the Witten baths (=  contributions to the history of the city of Witten . Volume 3 ). VOHM , Witten 2002, ISBN 3-00-009653-1 .
  • Benno Jacobi: Comments on the architectural appearance and the urban relevance of the Wittener Stadtbad . In: VOHM (Hrsg.): Märkisches Jahrbuch für Geschichte . tape 103 . Witten 2003.
  • City of Witten, press office (ed.): Stadtbad Witten. Start of construction: October 1955, opening: July 1958 . Witten 1958.

Web links

Commons : Baths in Witten  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Knut Unger: Small town bath chronicle. From citizen donation to the fight against demolition. Tenants' Association Witten, February 11, 2003, accessed on June 18, 2013 .
  2. ^ Claudia Scholz: City history. The master of the baths. WAZ , October 22, 2010, accessed December 26, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Stadtbad demolished. Tenants' Association Witten, September 25, 2005, accessed on June 18, 2013 .


Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 9.6 ″  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 11 ″  E