Hagabadet, Public bath in Haga, Gothenburg, Sweden
Hagabadet is a bathing complex in the Haga district, originally built as the Renströmska Bath and Laundry Facility. The building has two wings: a simpler second-class section facing Haga Östergata and a more elegant first-class section facing Södra Allégatan. After a 1903 fire, Wilhelm Klemming designed a new central section with a large swimming pool.
The facility opened on 9 December 1876 as the Renströmska Bath and Laundry Institution, funded by a donation from Sven Renström in 1869. Axel Kumlien designed it with city architect Victor von Gegerfelt and balneology professor Carl Curman. A 1903 fire destroyed the middle section, rebuilt by Wilhelm Klemming with a large swimming hall. It closed in 1956 when Valhallabadet opened, then housed theatres and clubs before reopening as Hagabadet in 1997.
The name Hagabadet refers to the Haga district; the original name was Renströmska bad- och tvättanstalten, after donor Sven Renström. The building later housed Teater FEM, Teater Trixter and the record label Radium 226.05, and in the 1990s hosted clubs such as Gambianska klubben and September.
The bathhouse provides straightforward access to all areas across multiple levels with enough time to explore each section. Arriving early helps visitors avoid crowded periods and enjoy the facilities at a relaxed pace.
The building's middle section burned in 1903 and was rebuilt to designs by Wilhelm Klemming, who had worked on Sturebadet and Centralbadet in Stockholm; that rebuild gave the bathhouse its large swimming hall. Between the late 1960s and the 1990s the former baths housed Teater FEM, later Teater Trixter, and the record label Radium 226.05, which operated there until 1993.
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