Medicinal spring protection area
Wiesbaden is one of the oldest spas in Europe. The springs are used in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Therme, the Aukammtal thermal baths and at several drinking points. There is a protected area to protect the healing springs.
Wiesbaden is one of the oldest spas in Europe. The most important springs are maintained by the municipal company "Mattiaqua".
The six most important and largest healing springs are
- Kochbrunnen
- Great Eagle Spring
- Small Eagle Spring
- Salm Spring
- Schützenhof spring
- Faulbrunnen.
They are recognized by the state as medicinal springs.
The Darmstadt Regional Council, as the higher water authority, has established a medicinal spring protection area. There are qualitative protection zones (protection against risks to quality and hygiene) and quantitative protection zones (protection of yield and natural composition).
Qualitative protection zones
Quantitative protection zones
Boundaries of the protection zones
Download information
- Ordinance establishing a medicinal spring protection area for the medicinal springs Kochbrunnen, Große and Kleine Adlerquelle, Salmquelle, Schützenhofquelle and FaulbrunnenPDF-File6,49 MB
- Map of quantitative protection zones part northPDF-File12,55 MB
- Map of quantitative protection zones part southPDF-File12,59 MB
- Map of quantitative protection zones city centerPDF-File686,57 kB
- Map of qualitative protection zonesPDF-File586,55 kB
Further information
Environmental Agency
Address
65189 Wiesbaden
Postal address
65029 Wiesbaden
Arrival
Notes on public transport
Bus stop Statistisches Bundesamt; bus lines 16, 22, 27, 28, 37, 45, X26, x72, 262
Telephone
Information on accessibility
- Barrier-free access is available
- The WC is barrier-free