Historic milestones
Bad Füssing: They were searching for mineral oil - and found a legendary mineral spring instead
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1938 | Drilling of the first thermal source (called “Therme Eins”). The Municipality of Safferstetten has 476 inhabitants and 80 agricultural farms; the hamlet of Füssing has 6 agricultural farms | |
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1947 | First limited use of the spa bath | |
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1949 | General access to all the bathing facilities | the first restaurant beside the spa opens | |
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1952 | Analysis of the thermal water by the Balneology Institute, University of Munich | |
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1953 | First expertise speaks of the water's effective curative power | |
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1955 | Establishment of a thermal spa private limited company, ‘Thermalbad Füssing GmbH’ | |
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1955 | Establishment of "Füssing thermal spa special purpose association" | |
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1955 | Safferstetten has 707 inhabitants, 230 guest beds and 14.060 registered overnight stays | |
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1957 | The District of Lower Bavaria joins the Füssing Thermal Spa Special Purpose Association | |
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1957 | Work starts on developing the spa area | |
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1959 | Work starts on building the communal cure house (special purpose association) | |
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1960 | Safferstetten has 708 inhabitants, 730 guest beds and 113.800 registered overnight stays | |
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1961 | Inauguration of the communal cure house | |
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1962 | Spa gardens are built | |
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1963/64 | Drilling of thermal spring II and III | |
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1965 | Safferstetten has 806 inhabitants, 1.530 guest beds and 306.949 registered overnight stays | |
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1966 | “Kurmusik” (music of the municipal orchestra) throughout the year | |
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1967/69 | Building and opening of the Johannesbad Clinic with treatment rooms, thermal baths and 200 beds | |
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1969 | The title "Bad" (“spa”) is awarded to the district Füssing. Completion of the small event-hall (called “Kleines Kurhaus”) | |
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1971 | Amalgamation of the municipalities Safferstetten, Würding and Egglfing to the community Bad Füssing | |
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1970/72 | Construction of the spa centre with small event-hall (“Kleines Kurhaus”) | |
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1972 | The town of Aigen joins the large town of Bad Füssing | |
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1973 | With 1.025.176 overnight stays, Bad Füssing exceeds the one million mark for the first time. Because of this, the spa is in third place among the Bavarian spas. | |
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1974/75 | Expansion of the buildings of the Thermalbad Füssing GmbH, expansion of the clinic “Johannesbad” and construction of the clinic "Niederbayern" | |
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1975/76 | Expansion of the "Zweckverband Bad Füssing" building and reconstruction of the indoor and outdoor swimming facilities | |
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1976 | First construction phase of the leisure and recreation park completed. A heated indoor pool and swimming pools are added to the municipal sports pool. The previously existing facilities are renovated. | |
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1977 | Rebuilding of the town hall begins. Second construction phase of the leisure and recreation park is completed. Construction work on the new event-hall (called "Großes Kurhaus") Bad Füssing has 6.056 inhabitants and 1.565.000 registered overnight stays |
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1978 | Medicinal herb garden and a pavilion are built in the spa gardens Construction of a fountain in the park Hiking trails are extended Completion of the first building phase of the new event-hall Third construction phase of leisure and recreation park begins For the first time, the spa welcomes its 85.000th guest and registers over 1.8 million overnight stays |
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1979 | Construction of a bird trail at the river Inn Expansion of recreational parks The resort has 9.000 beds. For the first time the resort welcomes the 95.000th visitor and reaches over 2 million overnight stays |
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1980 | Third construction phase of leisure park is completed Completion of the parking garage with 172 parking spaces The spa welcomes its 100.000th guest for the first time 2.25 million overnight stays Inauguration of the new event-hall “Großes Kurhaus” (with conference facilities, games and reading rooms, large event-hall) |
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1981 | Sports grounds and sports facilities are established Thermalbad Füssing GmbH enlarges treatment facilities; a two-storey underground car park is built (180 parking spaces) Klinikum Johannesbad GmbH: expansion - Construction of a water park Establishment of a game reserve |
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1982 | Fourth construction phase of leisure park is completed (playing fields) Planning of following constructions begins |
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1983/84 | Fifth construction phase of the leisure park's expansion is completed; building of a sheltered table-chess-facility; establishment of a children’s playground at the Fire Brigade building; building of a Kneipp facility; building of three asphalted curling rinks | |
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1984/85 | Expansion of the underground car park at the spa centre (350 parking spaces) | |
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1985 | Building of a boccia course, game tables and new seats at the spa centre (spa gardens) – expansion of the bandstand area in the spa garden Construction of a gymnasium hall at the leisure park (beside the game reserve) 2.6 million overnight stays, 127.100 spa guests, 11.800 guest beds and 6.423 inhabitants. |
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1986 | Completion of the gym (at the end of the year) | |
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1988 | Bad Füssing has about 6.500 inhabitants, 13.300 guest beds, and almost 3.2 million overnight stays | |
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1989 | Moving into the new tourist information building; first winner at the state competition "our habitat - deliberately designed nature" |
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1992 | Award for being a nonsmoker -friendly resort | |
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1993 | Opening of the LVA Rheumatism Clinic 89th German Baths Day |
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1994 | Design of the "Protestant. Christ Church" by the internationally renowned painter Christian Ludwig Attersee | |
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1996 | “Europa Therme” - Establishment of a pool complex with sauna paradise | |
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1997 | Start of construction of the State Casino Bad Füssing | |
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1999 | State Casino of Bad Füssing opens | |
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2002 | 18-hole golf course opens | |
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2003 | The unique sauna landscape “Saunahof” opens next to the “Therme Eins” Initial start up of the cold chamber of the Rheumatism Clinic |
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2004 | The „biovital®BewegungsParcours“ opens in June as a novelty in Europe Inauguration of the cold chamber in the Rheumatism Clinic Inauguration of the new esplanade called Kurplatz on Kurallee |
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2005 | Opening of the prophylaxis-centre Opening of the „DSV-Nordic-Walking-Parcours“ Bad Füssing - new route network "Pockinger heath" (167 km in and around Bad Füssing) |
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2005/06 | Completion of the first and second construction section of the large event-hall's reconstruction | |
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2006 | Spectacular new whirlpool jets, a new thermal waterfall, refreshing hot-cold pool and steam room, as well as a new atrium await guests at the “Therme Eins” | |
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2006/07 | Completion of the third construction section of the large event-hall | |
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2007 | Bad Füssing is launching a pilot project: “Treffpunkt Gesundheit” - Our personal health advisors inform guests about the versatile range of therapies and put together the right program for them to stay healthy and fit | |
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2007/08 | Completion of the fourth construction section of the big event-hall | |
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2008 | Opening of Europes first potato-sauna in the “Saunahof” at the “Therme Eins" | |
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2009 | Opening of the international Professor Bankhofer centre for medical communication Reopening of the big event-hall after a complex reconstruction |
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2009/10 | Umfangreiche Modernisierung der Kurverwaltung Bad Füssing und Eröffnung des Kur- & GästeService | |
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2010 | Opening of the “Kur- & GästeService” (tourist information centre) after alteration and modernisation | |
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2013/14 | Redevelopment of the Europe Therme's small outdoor pool | |
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2015 | Purchase of a new artificial ice rink by the township | |
2015 | Bad Füssing develops the "OnkoTrainKur" - a strengthening power source for tumor patients. | |
2016 | Presentation of the study of the University of Würzburg: "Ten days in Bad Füssing protect from stress and burnout. | |
2016 | Introducing the study: "A spa town reinvents itself" - the future development of Bad Füssing | |
2017 | Bad Füssing receives the certificate Bad Füssing erhält das Zertifikat "allergikerfreundliche Kommune" ("community that's suitable for allergy sufferers") |