The Waldbad ist now open again

Many people in the region have been waiting weeks for this news:

Günzburg’s Waldbad has reopened. From today, 6 August, 12:30 pm, the pool is open again. You can splash and slide, swim and jump in the swimmer’s pool.

Until recently, it was completely unclear when and whether the Waldbad would be able to reopen at all this season. This was solely due to the high groundwater level. As long as the large underground water masses pressed against parts of the pools, the pools had to remain filled with water. There was too great a risk that the pool could otherwise lift and be severely damaged. Fortunately, the groundwater level finally dropped steadily and far enough to allow the pool area under the diving tower to be drained completely.
All the pools have now been completely cleaned, the technology is fully functional and the paths and sunbathing areas have been cleared of mud for some time. The pools have been filled with fresh water, chlorinated and sampled. Now that the tests have been positive, today’s reopening is imminent.
We are all looking forward to welcoming many visitors and hopefully many more wonderful summer days and enjoyable hours in our Waldbad.

Anyone who would like a pro-rata refund of their season ticket, as the bathing season is arithmetically half over, can register this directly at the Waldbad ticket office. However, Stadtwerke would be delighted if this was waived and the value was regarded as a donation to the pool, which was badly affected by the flood disaster.

Lord Mayor Gerhard Jauernig is delighted that the Waldbad, Günzburg’s summer meeting place, will still be open this season: “After the images of the floods at the beginning of June, nobody would have expected it to open this year. We are all the happier that we can make the pools and the beautiful park available to our citizens during the summer holidays.”