Schwaben Quellen (in
English
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, "Swabian Springs") is a large
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waterpark
A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other b ...
complex located in
Stuttgart,
Germany
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. The Schwaben Quellen is associated with the SI-Centrum (Stuttgart International Centrum), an entertainment complex in Stuttgart.
It is a member of the
European Waterparks Association (EWA), and provides
sauna
A sauna (, ), or sudatory, is a small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. The steam and high heat make the bathers perspire. A thermometer in a ...
s,
steamrooms, and various kinds of
baths. There are also what are referred to as "adventure showers". A small room full of
snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
, kept at , is also available, so that participants can roll in the snow naked (this often follows use of a sauna or other type of steam room). Like many German bathing areas, people are expected to be nude throughout the sauna part of the resort.
Some of the baths are indoors, and others are outdoors, providing a good mix of different bathing environments. There is an indoor restaurant overlooking some of the baths, where a meal can be purchased using the wristband that also functions as a key and a locator. The wristband is coded for the locker into which the participants place their clothing and personal effects, and the wristband serves as point of contact, with an embedded
microchip
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which tracks the bathers throughout the facility.
References
External links
Schwaben Quellen(in German)
Buildings and structures in Stuttgart
Tourist attractions in Stuttgart
Sport in Stuttgart
Sports venues in Baden-Württemberg
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