Warmer Damm

The Warmer Damm section of the Wiesbaden Kurpark along Wilhelmstraße owes its name to its history. The basin, initially situated outside of the walled city to catch the water from several streams and hot springs, was surrounded by a dam. In the early history of the Duchy of Nassau, the development of Wilhelmstraße as a border between the city and the spa district lent the location greater importance and turned it into a portal to the facilities of the internationally known spa resort.

From 1859, the Duchy's Court Garden Director Carl Friedrich Thelemann redesigned Warmer Damm into a city park. Thelemann's design included a large pond as a central element and a network of serpentine walkways. A drinking fountain, the Wilhelmsbrunnen, was already in place in the park in 1879 to emphasize the importance of Warmer Damm as a spa park. However, just 15 years later, the fountain had to make way for a monument to Wilhelm I. The landscaping and the pond have remained largely unchanged until today.