Stadtbad Schöneberg, Public bath in Schöneberg, Berlin.
Stadtbad Schöneberg is a public swimming facility in Berlin-Schöneberg with multiple pools and recreational areas for different visitor groups. The complex provides a main swimming pool, a salt water pool, shallow areas for non-swimmers, and dedicated zones for young children.
The facility opened in 1930 after a design by Heinrich Lassen, during a period when Berlin was expanding its network of public swimming facilities. The building's creation reflected the era's commitment to providing water sports access to all citizens.
The bath has carried the name of showmaster Hans Rosenthal since its reopening in January 2012. The source does not record that he learned to swim here; the naming honours the Berlin entertainer. Visitors enter through separate men's and women's changing areas, and despite being called a family bath it has no family changing rooms.
Access is split by gender: men and girls under 6 use the men's area, women and boys under 6 the women's area, and no house-rule-compliant entry exists for gender-diverse people. There are no family changing rooms, so children aged 6 and over visiting with a carer of another gender change and shower separately. The bath was closed for renovation from 2 January 2024 to 8 September 2026.
The bath's changing rooms and showers are split into a men's area, open only to men and girls under 6, and a women's area, open only to women and boys under 6. Despite being called a family bath, it has no family changing rooms, so children aged 6 and over visiting with a carer of another gender change separately.
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