Geibeltbad Pirna

The Geibeltbad Pirna is a public bath and water sport facility in Pirna near Dresden, Saxony in Germany. Finished under the Nazis on July 20, 1937, it is one of the largest baths in the world. The 20,000 square metre site was renovated and upgraded in 2001-02 to include an indoor swimming pool, wellness centre and other facilities. From 1937 to 1990 Geibeltbad was a venue for the German swimming championships as well as a training site. In 2006, the bath welcomed 233,588 visitors. Pirna is located in a wooded valley between Viehleite and Kohlberg and can be reached by taking a thirty minute train ride from Dresden on the Dresden S-Bahn "S1" followed by a ten minute bus trip on the Neundorf (Pirna) "N-Line" to the Geibeltbad stop. There is a 8 by 50 metres (26 × 160 ft) open air pool, a non-swimmer pool (250 m ³), a 10 m tower with 1 m, 3 m and 5 m stages with a diving pool of with 850 m ³ capacity. In addition is in the east part and western part paddling pools for children. In...