Sole Arena Schwimmbad
- Location
- Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, Germany
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 36 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Sole Arena Schwimmbad is a saline thermal swimming complex located in Bad Salzungen, in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany, a town whose identity has been defined for centuries by the extraction and therapeutic use of its extraordinarily rich chloride salt springs — the saltworks (Saline) of Bad Salzungen were among the most productive in central Germany and gave the town its name, character, and economy. The chloride-rich saline waters contain a salt concentration several times that of the ocean, reflecting the ancient Zechstein rock salt deposits buried beneath the Thuringian Basin, and are recognised as among the most concentrated therapeutic brine in Germany, particularly effective for skin conditions, respiratory ailments, and rheumatic disorders. Bad Salzungen's proximity to the Rhön Biosphere Reserve — a UNESCO-designated highland of extinct volcanic massifs and ancient beech forests — and the historic Wartburg Castle in nearby Eisenach, where Martin Luther translated the New Testament, provides a landscape of profound natural and cultural significance surrounding this saline thermal destination.