Bernsdorf baths ceremonially opened
Modern indoor pool put into operation
Today, the new indoor pool at Bernsdorf Bad was officially opened in the presence of Mayor Dagmar Ruscheinsky and Mayor Michael Stötzer with the handover of the keys and a swimming relay organised by trainees in the pool operations department. After just over four years of construction, the modern indoor pool now complements the city of Chemnitz's pool landscape.
The approx. 740 square metres of water surface can now be used in a wide variety of challenging ways in leisure time, during school lessons, as part of training or for fitness programmes, among other things.
On the ground floor, the building offers guests a bathing experience for young and old over an area of around 3,000 square metres. An open foyer area, plenty of changing rooms for individuals, groups and families and a friendly, modern shower area await users both before and after the actual swimming and bathing experience.
In addition to a 25-metre swimming pool with six lanes, which has been designed for swimming and water polo competitions, there is also the option of using the diving pool with a 3-metre diving platform and 1-metre diving board as well as a teaching pool.
For younger guests, there is an approximately 60 square metre children's pool for splashing and playing. The adjoining catering area invites you to enjoy snacks and drinks.
The latest technical systems for ventilation, pool water treatment, heating and, for example, display technology ensure a modern and sustainable bathing experience from an energy-efficient point of view. Heat recovery from the ventilation system, an air-to-water heat pump and an extensive photovoltaic system for self-consumption, among other things, ensure that the swimming pool is both ecologically and economically orientated.
The building has been designed to be barrier-free. This means that all usable indoor areas as well as the outdoor facilities from the car park to the edge of the pool are designed accordingly for bathers.
Access to the building is ensured via the newly constructed outdoor facilities, which cater for all modes of transport. A sufficient number of parking spaces for cars and bicycles are available, as is a short distance to public transport, the terminus of which is located in the immediate vicinity in the Bernsdorf district.
The costs for the new indoor pool totalled 25.5 million euros.
In June 2016, the city council decided to build a new indoor swimming pool suitable for competitions with a 25-metre lane on the site of the former Bernsdorf outdoor pool.
The renovation of the outdoor pool area in Bernsdorf is currently underway and was approved by the city council in October 2023. This should complete the development of the Bernsdorf pool site into a combined pool.