Weyermannshaus, Swimming center in Untermatt district, Bern, Switzerland.
Weyermannshaus is a swimming center in the Untermatt district that features both indoor and outdoor pools alongside recreational areas. The facility offers multiple swimming basins of varying sizes and spaces around them for different activities.
The site was a fish pond from the 13th century, drained from 1620; the western part became a bathing area in 1908–1910. The municipal open-air pool was expanded in the late 1950s: the pool edge was concreted in 1957 and architect Hans Beyeler led the construction of the main building, a restaurant and changing rooms. The indoor pool and artificial ice rink followed in 1970.
Local residents call the place Weyerli, and it serves as a gathering spot where families and sports enthusiasts spend time together throughout the seasons. The swimming center has become woven into the daily life of nearby neighborhoods.
Multiple entrances provide easy access to the facility, and bicycle parking is readily available for visitors. The outdoor areas are most popular during warmer months, while the indoor sections operate year-round.
The main pool is rectangular, measuring 16,000 square metres with a perimeter of 460 metres, making it Switzerland's largest outdoor pool and, by volume of 25,000 cubic metres, the largest in Western Europe. In its centre stands the Inseli, an island on columns.
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