By Sandro Röllig

The Waldbad opens the swimming season on May 11.

The preparatory work is in full swing. Admission is now via the new access area.

In four weeks’ time, we will be opening the gates of the Waldbad to the many visitors once again. The swimming season starts this year on Sunday, May 11. A few things are new this year.

The most important change is right at the beginning: the forecourt has been redesigned. Gone are the days of the temporary entrance in front of the camper van site; admission is now via the new access area. The new sanitary facilities are also operational and can be used by all visitors. “Over the past few months, we have carried out extensive renovation and new construction work. I am delighted that these have now been completed and that our Waldbad can shine in new splendor,” says our Stadtwerke board member Lothar Böck.

Since last year, we have been offering the option of conveniently purchasing admission tickets before your visit via our online store and presenting them as a digital ticket at the ticket office. Of course, tickets can still be purchased on site at the ticket office in the Waldbad.

The technology and green areas are currently being brought up to scratch. The pools are being cleaned and will be filled with water next week. “The opening of our Waldbad is a special event every year and an important signal for the start of summer in Günzburg. Our outdoor pool is not only a place for recreation and sporting fun, but also an important meeting place for our citizens of all ages. I cordially invite everyone to visit our beautiful Waldbad, enjoy the sun and the cool water and have a great time with family and friends.”

The Waldbad will be open daily between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. this bathing season from May 11, weather permitting, and admission prices will remain at the same low level.

The entire Waldbad team is looking forward to welcoming lots of bathers!

Text: Michael Lindner, Stadt Günzburg; Sandro Röllig, Stadtwerke Günzburg

Photo: Michael Lindner, Stadt Günzburg

 

Mayor Gerhard Jauernig (left) and Stadtwerke-Boss Lothar Böck are looking forward to the new swimming season at the Waldbad. It starts on May 11.
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After the water damage in December 2024 – Reconstruction of the catering area has begun

Shortly before the opening of the catering area in the Waldbad, there was massive water damage there in mid-December. Fortunately, the wing with the new operating and sanitary facilities was spared from the damage.

After the damage occurred, we immediately began to take measures to minimise the damage. In particular, the entire catering wing including the fitted kitchen had to be cleared, tiles and wall panelling removed down to a height of around 60 centimetres, the walls opened, the insulation removed, the screed and the entire floor structure dismantled down to the floor slab. This work was all completed before Christmas so that the extensive drying work could begin immediately. This is currently still ongoing and should be completed in the next few days.

Reconstruction of the catering area can then begin. Together with the architecture and planning office, the reconstruction work will be coordinated with the affected trades and is expected to begin in February. Stadtwerke is in close dialogue with all the trades involved. However, a final completion date cannot yet be defined.

According to the latest estimates, the damage amounts to a six-figure sum. ‘The current situation is a major challenge for all those affected. However, I would like to emphasise that the work now required will not have any negative impact on the opening of this year’s swimming season at the Waldbad,’ says Böck, the Stadtwerke board member.

Text: Michael Linder, City of Günzburg; Nino Röllig, Stadtwerke Günzburg; Sandro Röllig, Stadtwerke Günzburg

Photos: Sandro Röllig, Stadtwerke Günzburg

Drying work is currently still underway inside the building.
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The 2024 Waldbad season ends at noon on Sunday, September 15

The days are shorter, the weather is cooler. The Waldbad season is coming to an end for this year, also in view of the weather forecasts. To round things off, there will be another dog swim on Monday, September 16.

After the Waldbad had to take a two-month break due to the floods at the beginning of June, the past few weeks since reopening on August 6 have been a complete success. The weather has cooperated perfectly and the many guests have given the Waldbad great support by visiting the facility. Holders of season tickets can recharge their purchased annual tickets in the coming year and use them again.

Stadtwerke CEO Lothar Böck would like to thank everyone who has taken advantage of the sunny days over the past few weeks. “We are glad that we were able to reopen the Waldbad after the flood damage – to everyone’s delight,” Böck continues.
This year’s season at the Günzburg Waldbad ends on September 15 at 12 noon. All weatherproof swimmers are invited to take advantage of the last few days until then. Afterwards, on Monday, September 16, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., there will once again be a dog swim for the four-legged friends.

“We are particularly looking forward to the 2025 season, when the new building and catering area will be completed,” says Böck.

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The Günzburg Waldbad now has a support association

Bernd Röllig has been appointed as chairman. Goals are the promotion of swimming and communal health care.

Günzburg. Hot summer, cool water. Who doesn’t automatically associate these two words with a pool that guarantees refreshment and relaxation? The Waldbad Günzburg offers space for all generations to swim, sunbathe, play, laze around, meet friends or just relax at the end of the day. Now, the Förderverein Waldbad Günzburg was recently founded.

The Board of Directors and the management of Stadtwerke Günzburg decided to found a sponsorship association to provide long-term support for the Waldbad. The founding meeting took place on June 4, 2024 in the meeting room of Stadtwerke Günzburg and was attended by ten people. The elections of the seven-member board produced the following result:

  • 1st Chairman: Bernd Röllig
  • 2nd Chairman: Lothar Böck
  • Treasurer: Bettina Hofmiller
  • Secretary: Johann Stelzle
  • Assessors: Maria Buck-Fritz, Dagmar Specht, Helmut Lochbrunner

The purpose of the association is to promote swimming and communal health care. These statutory purposes are to be realized in particular by supporting the Waldbad in an idealistic and financial way, especially by raising funds to ensure the permanent preservation of the Waldbad. Funding can be provided, for example, for play equipment, sunshades and sails, benches and trees, as well as technical equipment in and around the pools. In order to realize this, a corresponding commitment from interested parties, friends and supporters of the Waldbad is required.

“Our aim is to gain many enthusiastic members and supporters for the association and also to develop exciting and interesting ideas for the long-term preservation of our unique Günzburg forest pool,” says Stadtwerke CEO Lothar Böck, who is also the second chairman of the Förderverein Waldbad Günzburg e.V..

Günzburg’s Waldbad is currently undergoing extensive modernization. In particular, a new entrance area, changing rooms and sanitary facilities as well as a new, attractive forecourt are intended to create an even more inviting atmosphere in future.

Der Vorstand des neu gegründeten Fördervereins Waldbad (von links): Johann Stelzle (Schriftführer), Maria Buck-Fritz (Beisitzerin), Lothar Böck (2. Vorsitzender), Bettina Hofmiller (Kassiererin), Bernd Röllig (1. Vorsitzender), Dagmar Specht (Beisitzerin), Helmut Lochbrunner (Beisitzer).
The board of the newly founded Förderverein Waldbad e.V. (from left): Johann Stelzle (secretary), Maria Buck-Fritz (assessor), Lothar Böck (2nd chairman), Bettina Hofmiller (treasurer), Bernd Röllig (1st chairman), Dagmar Specht (assessor), Helmut Lochbrunner (assessor).
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