RupertusTherme, Thermal spa complex in Bad Reichenhall, Germany.
RupertusTherme is a brine spa in Bad Reichenhall, built in 2005 to plans by Rudolf Wienands. Its facade carries a column structure without a uniform pattern, and a large window front in the main hall and a gallery glazed on three sides give views of the surrounding mountains. The complex covers around 18,900 square metres of net floor area, with 1,580 square metres of water surface.
The RupertusTherme opened in 2005, designed by architect Rudolf Wienands, and was extended in 2011 with a separate Sport- & Familienbad. It is named after Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron of salt mining and salt workers, who according to legend rediscovered the Bad Reichenhall brine springs. The brine itself is a state-recognised healing spring piped directly from the local saline.
The name honours Saint Rupert of Salzburg, patron of salt mining and salt workers, who according to legend rediscovered Bad Reichenhall's brine springs. Treatments follow the Reichenhall cure using brine, salt, mountain pine, gentian and moor, and the Laist and salt centre works with Laist, a mineral brine mud from the Berchtesgaden salt mine.
The complex has separate entrances for the RupertusTherme and the Sport- & Familienbad, with an internal passage between them. Therme visitors can use the sports area at no extra charge, while sports-bad visitors pay the difference to the thermal-bath rate. The entire complex covers around 18,900 square metres of net floor area.
The salt water that feeds the pools comes from geological layers far older than the mines themselves, formed long before any human settlement in the region. From the outdoor pool, bathers look directly out at Alpine peaks, making it possible to swim in warm salt water with snow-covered mountains in view.
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