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Private fountain Tönissteiner Sprudel Dr. C. Kerstiens GmbH

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legal form GmbH
founding 1891
Seat Brohl-Lützing , Germany
Number of employees 107 (2016)
sales EUR 26 million (2015)
Branch Mineral fountain
Website www.toenissteiner.com

The private fountain Tönissteiner Sprudel Dr. C. Kerstiens GmbH is a family company in the German mineral water industry. It is based in Brohl-Lützing in the district of Ahrweiler ( Rhineland-Palatinate ).

history

Namesake

Tönisstein monastery ruins
Tönissteiner private well in the Brohl valley

Near the headwaters of Tönissteiner mineral water stood until 1830 a Carmelite - Monastery (see also: monastery ruins Tönisstein ) that the Saints Anthony of the sow was dedicated. “Tönis stone” developed from “Antonius stone”. The additional name "Heilbrunnen", which is still in use today for the sources of Tönissteiner mineral water, has historical roots and goes back to Jakobus Theodorus tabernaemontanus' balneological work "New Water Treasure" from the 16th century. In the vernacular the source was also called Helpert .

Headwaters

The Tönissteiner mineral water springs from an underground water source in the Vulkaneifel , part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains . The spring is about five kilometers as the crow flies from Lake Laacher See , the mineral water is bottled directly at the source.

Origins

Roman times

Archaeological finds show that the source was built by the Romans between 48 BC. BC and the end of the imperial era in 408 should have been used. In 1862 , while maintenance work was being carried out on a spring version, almost a hundred Roman coins were found, including silver coins with portraits of emperors from Caesar to Constantine . In 1887 another completely buried spring with a setting made of Brohl valley tuff was discovered in the immediate vicinity of this spring . This also contained 238 mostly bronze Roman coins from the period between 48 BC. And 408 AD

19th century

From 1814 a new era began for the Tönisstein spring. The spring was then under the sovereignty and in the possession of the Prussian royal family and was temporarily leased. The doctor Karl Otto Jakob Ewich , who lives in Burgbrohl , recognized the beneficial effects of the mineral water from the Tönisstein spring early on. In 1850 , Ewich suggested that the then tenants of the Tönissteiner spring start shipping well water. Then in 1852 24,000 jugs were dispatched. Ewich pursued the establishment of a "Kurbad Heilbronn bei Brohl" intensively . His efforts should never lead to success for him. When the lease came to an end in 1854, Ewich teamed up with the Brohl stone and trass dealer Dominicus Zervas to bid for a new lease. Shortly before the auction date, Zervas terminated the agreement with Ewich and bought the lease for himself. After moving from Burgbrohl to Cologne , Ewich continued to work tirelessly in the years 1854 to 1859 for the establishment of a "health resort Tönisstein" . Dominicus Zervas and his son-in-law Baron Roderich von Mengershausen drew a number of suggestions for a health resort from Ewich's last memorandum and rebuilt the dilapidated health resort in Tönisstein in 1861 . In the following 20 years the spa town of Tönisstein was mainly visited by Dutch spa guests. In 1884 (when the lease contract expired) the spa business was closed due to a lack of profit. In 1886 the properties were bought by the entrepreneur August Thyssen . In 1891 the mineral water company was sold to the Kerstiens family, who still own the company today.

20th century until today

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Brohl Valley Railway between Brohl and Engeln was put into operation. The Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen was one of the first large freight transport customers of the new railway.

In 1903, after several expansions and extensions, the plant was also given a carbon dioxide plant. In 1929/1930 a new well was opened up at a depth of 652 m through a new borehole.

In 1936, Bad Tönisstein and the associated large area were acquired. During the Second World War , the company premises were preserved without major damage, but problems arose in the post-war period due to the lack of empties that had been scattered over the entire war zone during the war.

Further building extensions and technical renovations have taken place to this day. The family company is now run by the fourth generation.

Chemical composition

material Amount in mg / l
Bicarbonate 1367
sodium 109
magnesium 129
chloride 32
Calcium 170
sulfate 29
potassium 16.8
strontium 0.69
ammonium 0.03
fluoride 0.26
Dissolved carbon dioxide 7810

Tönissteiner mineral water is particularly rich in valuable minerals and other beneficial ingredients. Tönissteiner is one of the most magnesium and calcium-containing mineral waters in Germany and is classified by the DLG as " suitable for a better magnesium supply ".

One liter of Tönissteiner mineral water covers the daily requirement of the following minerals:

material Daily requirement according to RDA in%
magnesium 36 to 42
sodium 3.6 to 5.3
potassium 0.4 to 0.54
Calcium 20th

Awards

Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen GmbH has been certified according to ISO 9001 for quality assurance and quality management since 1995 .

The Tönissteiner Mineralwaters have received several national and international awards in recent years.

literature

  • Maria Gromke: A good 300 years ago mineral water was shipped in stoneware jugs from Tönisstein . In: Heimatjahrbuch des Kreis Ahrweiler 1997, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 1996, p. 147
  • FG Wegeler: A few words about the mineral spring in Tönnisstein , 2nd edition Koblenz 1821.
  • Klaus Jantos and Jean Thein: Tönissteiner mineral water: delicious mineral water with Roman tradition . In: GeoRallye, ed. v. Wighart v. Koenigswald, Bonn 2007, pp. 306-309, ISBN 978-3-416-03196-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the Commercial Register of Koblenz District Court - HRB 12612 , accessed on July 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2009 annual financial statements from the Electronic Federal Gazette , accessed on July 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Glass bottle is on the rise again" by Claudia Mahnke in the Generalanzeiger Bonn - article from January 27, 2011
  4. ↑ a b Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Company. Retrieved July 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Neuw Wasserschatz 1584
  6. ↑ Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Origin - namesake ( Memento from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  7. ↑ Kurt Degen: History of the natural resources in the Brohltal , self-published, Burgbrohl, 2001
  8. ↑ a b Karl Otto Jakob Ewich: Der Führer am Laacher-See u. through the Brohlthal: With observations on the properties u. therapeutic effects of Heilbronn , Verlag CW Lichtfers, 1852, Neuwied, page 67 ff
  9. ↑ Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Origin - source area ( Memento from December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  10. ↑ a b Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Römer ( Memento from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  11. ↑ a b Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Origin - History ( Memento from December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  12. ^ A b Carl Bertram Hommen, The short dream of "Kurbad Heilbronn bei Brohl" from Das Breisiger Ländchen - With Vinxtbach and Brohltal / History and stories from 2000 years, p. 112 ff, Verlag JB Bachem, Cologne, 1985
  13. ↑ Private fountain Tönissteiner Sprudel Dr. Carl Kerstiens GmbH Article from www.aw.wiki.de accessed on July 30, 2011
  14. ↑ Extract from the control analysis of the Fresenius Taunusstein Institute, test report 1091396 of March 23, 2011, for the product Tönissteiner Sprudel 0.7 l
  15. ↑ Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Minerals - Content ( Memento from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  16. ↑ Suitability recommendation DLG magnesium supply ( Memento from September 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) DLG website accessed on July 30, 2011
  17. ↑ Homepage Tönissteiner Privatbrunnen: Minerals - Requirements ( Memento from March 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Homepage accessed on July 18, 2011
  18. ^ Gerd Distelrath: Quality ensures success - gold for Tönissteiner Sprudel , in: Heimatjahrbuch des Kreis Ahrweiler 2010, pp. 123–126
  19. ↑ Results of the DLG Awards 2011 ( Memento from September 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) DLG website accessed on July 30, 2011

Coordinates: 50 ° 27 ′ 49 ″  N , 7 ° 18 ′ 40.7 ″  E