Augustusbad, Former spa with mineral spring in Liegau-Augustusbad, Radeberg, Germany

Augustusbad is a former health spa in the Liegau-Augustusbad district of Radeberg, opened in 1719 at a spring found in old mine tunnels. Its surviving buildings and park-like grounds are protected as a monument. The site lies at the western edge of the Landwehr forest.

A mayor discovered carbonated water in old silver mine tunnels in 1717, leading to the establishment of the first health spa of its kind in 1719. The bathhouse attracted visitors quickly and grew into a well-known spa destination.

The spa took its name from Augustus the Strong, who valued the water for its healing properties and regularly had supplies sent to his Dresden palace in the 18th century. The location became popular with visitors seeking the benefits of the springs.

The surviving spa buildings and the former park grounds of Augustusbad are protected monuments in the Liegau-Augustusbad district of Radeberg, on the western edge of the Landwehr forest. The site lies in the Tannengrund, a side valley of the Große Röder on the north slope of the Silberberg. After reunification, plans for a new use of the area failed, so expect a partly unused ensemble rather than a working spa.

The children's home of 1875 was the first in Germany, but the site's later use is less known: during the DDR era a police school and an old people's home occupied the grounds. After reunification, new redevelopment plans failed for various reasons.