Fössebad, Swimming center in Linden-Limmer, Germany.

Fössebad is a swimming center with a 25-meter indoor pool, diving boards at 2 heights, and a separate teaching pool. The facility accommodates different swimming activities and training groups within its spaces.

A river swimming bath licensed in 1838 at the Fösse, which marks the border of Limmer and Linden, was dammed in 1854 because the water level often prevented bathing. Its salty water from the Egestorffshall and Neuhall saltworks earned it the name "Solebad". In 1876 the basin was enlarged to 150 by 30 metres and the surroundings laid out as a park. The polluted creek forced its closure in 1955, and from 1956 to 1960 the city built the Fössebad as West Germany's first combined indoor and outdoor pool.

The facility serves as a regular meeting place for local sports clubs and school groups who come here for training and lessons. Its role as a community gathering spot for neighborhood residents shapes the daily rhythm of the area.

The main pool is maintained at 26 degrees Celsius for general swimming, while the teaching pool operates at 30 degrees Celsius for specialized programs. It is best to check which pools are available for public use at different times, as schedules vary based on training groups.

In the former bicycle cellar of the Fössebad, the alternative music centre Béi Chéz Heinz has its rooms; its future was still open in May 2019 during planning for the demolition and new building. The club is thus housed beneath the pools, a detail many swimmers never notice.