Geibeltbad Pirna
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The Geibeltbad Pirna is a public bath and water sport facility in Pirna near Dresden
, Saxony
in Germany
. Finished under the Nazis on July 20, 1937, it is one of the largest baths in the world. The 20,000 square metre site was renovated and upgraded in 2001-02 to include an indoor swimming pool, wellness centre and other facilities. From 1937 to 1990 Geibeltbad was a venue for the German swimming championships as well as a training site. In 2006, the bath welcomed 233,588 visitors.
and can be reached by taking a thirty minute train ride from Dresden on the Dresden S-Bahn "S1"
followed by a ten minute bus trip on the Neundorf (Pirna) "N-Line" to the Geibeltbad stop.
In addition there are cabin wings, which extend between old and new entrances in the style of the 1930's. Several playgrounds are available, such as "Gacetto", spider, sliding pole, table tennis
and 2 match-fair Beach volleyball
places. At the end of August the Saxonia championships are held here.
In addition the exterior installation has a capacity for approximately 5000 visitor
s. The external pools are all heatable.
At warm periods in summer up to 2500 visitors are expected. On the former meadow is a paddle pool and a mud
pool for children. The paddle pool includes fountains.
It has a 34 °C and a 15 °C basins. The nonswimmer basin
has massage druses and neck emitters.
Then there is still another steam sauna, what has the characteristic to lies in the bath central and openly.
The giant chute is manufactured from high-grade steel and it can see from the inside into the outside. It has also a water playground
.
From the interior may be swim also after outside; into the 32° warm external basin.
From there can be go also to the free bath. This happens with the "Coin", which is worth 40 euros.
It accommodates two dry saunas (80 °C - 100°C), a low temperature sauna with 50 °C - 60 °C, a tepidarium
with 30 °C -45 °C
and a Finnish Kelo Sauna with 500 years old pine wood.
There are two types of steam saunas,
with 100% air humidity, 40 °C - 45 °C and a
brine inhalation bath with steam temperature of 45 °C.
Medical herbs are included.
Then there is a health spa where mud can be applied. The mud consists of algae
and chalk
.
In the Tepidarium are heated areas with warm and cold water pools and rest areas. A bar is available in this area.
Swimming gymnastics is available as a training course. For sports training "Aqua-Power" in on offer.
- 2.00 pm
at the leisure time pool.
There is a midnight sauna and night swimming in the winter months, every first Saturday of the month from 10pm until 2am.
The spa has its own shuttle service
to Dresden and Heidenau
.
50.946018°N 13.940674°W
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Finished under the Nazis on July 20, 1937, it is one of the largest baths in the world. The 20,000 square metre site was renovated and upgraded in 2001-02 to include an indoor swimming pool, wellness centre and other facilities. From 1937 to 1990 Geibeltbad was a venue for the German swimming championships as well as a training site. In 2006, the bath welcomed 233,588 visitors.
Location
Pirna is located in a wooded valley between Viehleite and KohlbergKohlberg
- Municipalities :Germany* Kohlberg, Baden-Württemberg, in the district of Esslingen* Kohlberg, Bavaria in the district of Neustadt * Kohlberg , in Saxony...
and can be reached by taking a thirty minute train ride from Dresden on the Dresden S-Bahn "S1"
Dresden S-Bahn
The Dresden S-Bahn provides commuter train services in Dresden and the surrounding area. It was established in 1973 and comprises three lines...
followed by a ten minute bus trip on the Neundorf (Pirna) "N-Line" to the Geibeltbad stop.
Outdoor pools
There is a 8 by 50 m (26.2 by 164 ft) open air pool, a non-swimmer pool (250 m ³), a 10 m tower with 1 m, 3 m and 5 m stages with a diving pool of with 850 m ³ capacity. In addition is in the east part and western part paddling pools for children.In addition there are cabin wings, which extend between old and new entrances in the style of the 1930's. Several playgrounds are available, such as "Gacetto", spider, sliding pole, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
and 2 match-fair Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
places. At the end of August the Saxonia championships are held here.
In addition the exterior installation has a capacity for approximately 5000 visitor
Visitor
A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution , who can intervene in the internal affairs of that institution...
s. The external pools are all heatable.
At warm periods in summer up to 2500 visitors are expected. On the former meadow is a paddle pool and a mud
Mud
Mud is a mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone . When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds...
pool for children. The paddle pool includes fountains.
The leisure time bath
The leisure time bath is at the same time indoor swimming bath, wellness bath and sauna bath. The pool is 25 m long.It has a 34 °C and a 15 °C basins. The nonswimmer basin
Basin
Basin may refer to:* Basin , a poem about Charlemagne's childhood* basin , the area of a drydock which can be flooded and drained* basin of attraction , an area of a nonlinear system with an attractor...
has massage druses and neck emitters.
Then there is still another steam sauna, what has the characteristic to lies in the bath central and openly.
The giant chute is manufactured from high-grade steel and it can see from the inside into the outside. It has also a water playground
Playground
A playground or play area is a place with a specific design for children be able to play there. It may be indoors but is typically outdoors...
.
From the interior may be swim also after outside; into the 32° warm external basin.
From there can be go also to the free bath. This happens with the "Coin", which is worth 40 euros.
Sauna
There are 6 different saunas in the Geibeltbath Pirna.It accommodates two dry saunas (80 °C - 100°C), a low temperature sauna with 50 °C - 60 °C, a tepidarium
Tepidarium
The tepidarium was the warm bathroom of the Roman baths heated by a hypocaust or underfloor heating system.The specialty of a tepidarium is the pleasant feeling of constant radiant heat which directly affects the human body from the walls and floor.There is an interesting example at Pompeii; this...
with 30 °C -45 °C
and a Finnish Kelo Sauna with 500 years old pine wood.
There are two types of steam saunas,
with 100% air humidity, 40 °C - 45 °C and a
brine inhalation bath with steam temperature of 45 °C.
Medical herbs are included.
Then there is a health spa where mud can be applied. The mud consists of algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
and chalk
Chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores....
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In the Tepidarium are heated areas with warm and cold water pools and rest areas. A bar is available in this area.
Courses
Monday to Thursday children training is available starting from 6 years old. The course is for 14 days (8 training days altogether).Swimming gymnastics is available as a training course. For sports training "Aqua-Power" in on offer.
Events
Outside of the summer season on every first Monday of the month is a nude swimming session from 22:00 am12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
- 2.00 pm
12-hour clock
The 12-hour clock is a time conversion convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem...
at the leisure time pool.
There is a midnight sauna and night swimming in the winter months, every first Saturday of the month from 10pm until 2am.
Facilities
There is a restaurant at the main entrance, the snack bar at the exterior bath and a bar at the tepidarium. The restaurant is for all visitors.The spa has its own shuttle service
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
to Dresden and Heidenau
Heidenau
Heidenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden .-References:...
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