Public bath

The Volksbad features separate swimming sections with changing rooms, traditional bathing facilities, and architectural elements from the early twentieth century.

The construction of this public bath in 1906 responded to growing concerns about hygiene, as only eighteen percent of households had private bathrooms.

Henri Gisbert Geene created sculptural decorations throughout the building, incorporating art nouveau elements that define the interior design of this facility.

The municipal swimming pool maintains limited capacity to thirty people at once, providing individual lockable changing rooms for each visitor.

This structure stands as the second public indoor swimming facility built in Switzerland, following the construction of a similar establishment in Winterthur.

Location: St. Gallen

Inception: 1906

Part of: list of cultural properties in St. Gall

Address: Volksbadstrasse 4–6, 9000 St. Gallen 9000 9000

GPS coordinates: 47.42836,9.38459

Latest update: March 4, 2025 09:58