Soletherme Bad Elster
The brine bath of the Saxon state spa in Bad Elster is fed by its own brine spring, drilled in 2009 to 1,200 m, which rises at 42 °C with 22 % salt; the operator calls it a Glauber's salt spring. Its pools hold 6 to 15 % brine, including a floating salt lake at 32 °C, and the entrance leads through the historic Albert Bad with its ordinary pools and saunas.
Getting in
- Parking
- Multi-storey car park at Badstraße 6: 2 EUR up to 2 hours, 3 EUR up to 4 hours, 12 EUR a day
- Public transport
- Bus 92 from Plauen or 93 from Schöneck to König Albert Theater; Bad Elster station is about 2 km out, town bus 94 to the centre
- Address
- Badstraße 6, 08645 Bad Elster
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Soletherme inkl. Badelandschaft im Albert Bad, 3 Stunden (brine baths and Albert Bad pools, 3 hours) (2 EUR weekend and bank holiday supplement on all tickets; not suitable for under-14s)€24
- Soletherme inkl. Badelandschaft im Albert Bad, 4 Stunden (4 hours)€27
- Soletherme inkl. Badelandschaft im Albert Bad, Tageskarte (day ticket) (Spa guest card holders 10 % off day tickets)€30
- Saunawelt inkl. Soletherme & Badelandschaft inkl. Sauna im Albert Bad, 3 Stunden (everything incl. saunas, 3 hours)€32
- Saunawelt inkl. Soletherme & Badelandschaft inkl. Sauna im Albert Bad, Tageskarte (everything incl. saunas, day ticket)€38
- Badelandschaft im Albert Bad inkl. Textil-Dampfbad, 2 Stunden (Albert Bad pools and steam bath only, 2 hours) (No access to the brine pools)€13
- Familienkarte Badelandschaft im Albert Bad, 1 Erwachsener + 1 Kind (family ticket, Albert Bad pools, 2 hours) (Each further child aged 4 to 13: 3 EUR)€22
- Hours
- Mon09:00-21:00
- Tue09:00-21:00
- Wed09:00-21:00
- Thu09:00-21:00
- Fri09:00-22:00
- Sat09:00-22:00
- Sun09:00-21:00
- Swimwear and rules
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- Children
- The brine baths and the sauna world are for ages 14 and over (high Glauber's salt content); the Albert Bad pools are open to children.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- saechsische-staatsbaeder.de
- Facilities
- ToiletsShowersChanging roomsRestaurantCaféSaunaSteam roomIndoor poolOutdoor poolParkingTowel hire
About Soletherme Bad Elster
The operator describes the brine as a blend of water at least 1.5 million years old and ice-age water 27,000 to 37,000 years old. The Hutzn-Bad takes its name from a Vogtland dialect word for chatting, and its curved rim is shaped into niches and corners for sitting and talking. From the panorama sauna there is a view of the White Elster, the river that gives the town and its valley their name. In the Moosmann sauna, the moss man of Vogtland folk tales tells his stories in local dialect, and the curved benches of the Musikwinkel sauna nod to the region's instrument makers.