A Kneipp facility is a construction or devise in a
spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...
or special park that is used for the Kneipp hydrotherapy, also called "Kneipp Cure" or "Kneippism". It was founded and developed by the Bavarian-German priest
Sebastian Kneipp
Sebastian Kneipp (17 May 1821 – 17 June 1897) was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic medicine movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy (often called "Kneipp ther ...
in the 19th century who was one of the forefathers of the
naturopathic
Naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, is a form of alternative medicine. A wide array of pseudoscientific practices branded as "natural", "non-invasive", or promoting "self-healing" are employed by its practitioners, who are known as naturop ...
medicine movement.
The Kneipp facilities are mostly water oriented applications which have various methods, temperatures and pressure, for example water treading facilities and arm basins fed by springs, water pumps or the public drinking water network. It also includes constructions like barefoot walking paths and variations for children. It is especially common in the German speaking countries and nowadays also part of spa areas in international luxury hotels.
Gallery
File:Kneipp-Anlage in Hechingen.jpg, Water treading facility.
File:Kneipp-Anlage in Tauberbischofsheim - 13.jpg, Arm basin fed by a water pump.
File:Kneipp-Anlage Freudenstadt 03.jpg, Introduction of a Kneipp area with facilities.
File:Kneipp-Anlage Neuhaus.jpg, Water treading facility.
File:2019-05-30 Kneipp-Anlage beim Wasserschloss Bad Rappenau 04.jpg, Water treading facility.
File:Kneipp-Anlage im Kurpark Bad Berneck.jpg, Water treading facility.
File:Kneipp-Anlage Riviera Rothenburg - panoramio.jpg, Water treading facility.
File:Kneipp-Becken im Hallenbad Ebingen (2019).jpg, Water treading facility at an indoor swimming pool.
File:2018-08-13 Kneipp-Anlage (Grünsfeld) 03.jpg, Water treading facility with natural flowing water.
File:Freren Sallersee Kneipp-Anlage.jpg, Water treading facility with natural flowing water.
File:Kneipp-Wassertretanlage Kaplaneibrunnen, Straßberg (Zollernalbkreis).jpg, Water treading facility with natural flowing water.
File:Kneipp-Anlage Großbettlingen 03.jpg, Water pump for general refreshment.
Further reading
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Hydrotherapy#Modern revival
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Naturopathy#History
External links
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Construction instructions for a Kneipp facility (in German)
References
Hydrotherapy