Kurgarten Villingen
The spa park in the district of Villingen was created in 1935 as the "Kurpark im Kneippschwimmbad" on the site of the former hammer mill in the Kirnachtal valley. A walkway surrounded by woodland along the Brigach
Brigach leads from the railway station in VS- Villingen to the spa park in twenty minutes.
Beschreibung
In 1934/35, the National Socialist mayor Hermann Schneider attempted to revitalise tourism by developing Villingen into a "Kneipp health resort". As part of a job creation programme, a natural swimming pool, a spa garden, a Kneipp house and a sanatorium were built in quick succession.
Today, only the spa garden has been largely preserved.
It is divided into a natural section with a pond and circular path and a geometric section with a lawn parterre and fountain.
Terraced gravelled areas, spacious steps embedded between hedges and natural stone walls as well as lush flower and shrub borders give it a typical architecture of the Weimar period.
Its majolica figures by Erna Kientz-Vogel from Richard Bampi's Kandern faience manufactory emphasise its unique design in this open space. They bring the typical garden art of the 1930s to the viewer's attention.
Due to their size for outdoor installation and their new coloured glazes, the figures are considered a significant technical innovation in ceramic production in the 1930s. The majolica figures as a whole have been listed as a historical monument since 2014.
Despite repeated remodelling and building additions, significant parts of the spa garden have been preserved and are in a well-kept condition, so that today you can linger in a quiet, relaxing atmosphere between flowerbeds and hedges from May to November. Built into the former sunbathing and reading hall is a concert shell and a restaurant that is open all year round.
In the immediate vicinity there is an outdoor pool, the still so-called "Villinger Kneippbad", a mini-golf course and a playground.
The Kurgarten has recently become famous again as the venue for the annual arts and crafts market organised by the Mosaik VS e.V. association on the first weekend in July.
Since 2018, the Villingen-Schwenningen Seniors' Council has organised regular music events by the VS Music Academy between May and October.
The Freundeskreis Kurgarten offers a guided tour of the history of garden art from May to October. Anyone interested can contact the tourist information office in the Franciscan Cultural Centre (Villingen district).
Kontakt
Adresse
Kurgarten Villingen
Am Kneippbad 4
78052 Villingen-Schwenningen