Plavecký bazén v Liberci, Swimming center in Staré Město, Liberec, Czech Republic
Plavecký bazén v Liberci is a public swimming center located in the Staré Město district of Liberec, in the Czech Republic, offering several pool areas of different depths. The facility has marked lanes for sport swimming alongside shallower sections for recreational use.
The pool opened on 1 May 1985, built to a design by architect Pavel Švancer of the Liberec Stavoprojekt studio. The site on Tržní náměstí had held a cloth factory founded in 1821 by Sigmund and Neuhäuser; after 1945 it was converted into flats and demolished on 3 April 1976. Before this pool, the city of 80,000 used a 20-metre pool in the municipal baths built in 1900–1902.
The pools are regularly used by school groups and local sports clubs for training sessions in the lanes. On weekends, families with children tend to fill the leisure areas, giving the place a lively feel.
Opening hours vary by day of the week, as some lanes are reserved for club training at certain times. It is worth checking the current schedule before you go to make sure the area you want to use is available.
The site once held a cloth factory founded in 1821 by Sigmund and Neuhäuser, later bought by Ferdinand Ginzel in 1857 for making military uniform fabric. After the war it became flats, and the building was demolished on 3 April 1976 to clear ground for the pool.
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