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The Loretto Baths, in short ''Lollo'', is the oldest open-air swimming pool in Germany.〔Thomas Fricker: ''(Freiburg: 50 Mal Freiburg : Lorettobad: Einmal ein Konzert im Damenbad erleben )'', Badische Zeitung, 18. August 2010, abgerufen am 14. Dezember 2012〕 It is located at the foot of the Lorettoberg in Wiehre in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau. When it opened in 1841, it was the city's first public swimming baths.〔Adolf Poinsignon: ''Geschichtliche Ortsbeschreibung der Stadt Freiburg im Breisgau'' Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 1978, ISBN 3-7930-0105-9, S. 70〕 Its uniqueness lies in the partial separation of sexes. There is one pool which can be used by women only, but also one for the whole family. To this day, it is the only pool in Germany that has a separate pool for women.〔〔(Baden mit Stil ) auf: familienkultour.de〕 == History == The Loretto Baths were founded in 1841 as a cold river bathing facility by Johann Nepomuk Stadler. Thirty years later, he passed the baths on to his son-in-law, Oskar Heim. At first the baths were for gentlemen only. The water for the pool came directly from the Hölderle, a stream which still runs through the grounds of the baths to this date. At the time, the cold water from the stream was heated in a separate pool. When some pools started to establish areas where women might take a dip in the late 19th century, the Loretto Baths added an area for women too. This women only area is surrounded on all sides by either walls, hedges or changing rooms. In 1886, most women could not swim, but since pools had become fashionable, they were keen to learn. After Heim´s death, the city of Freiburg purchased the baths and used the pools as a cold store during the winter. During World War I the Reichswehr took charge of the pool and it was no longer open to the public. In 1920,the Loretto Baths were leased to the local swimming club. Conflicts later arose with the community of Günterstal as their waste water was piped into the Hölderle. This problem was later solved by drilling a deep well for the sole use of the Loretto Baths. In 1926, the city of Freiburg once again took over the running of the bathing facility. Then in 1940, after much heated discussion involving petitions from local citizens´ groups, the women-only area was re-opened to the whole family. During the Nazi era the Fähnlein scouts of the Preußen - a Hitler youth group - used the pool as a base. In 1945, then again from 1948 to 1951, the swimming pool was confiscated by the military government and closed to the German public. From 1952 onwards it was open to the people of Freiburg once more. In the 1960´s plans were made to construct a ten-story high building for the nearby hospital, but these plans were never realized. In 1999 the ladies' pool was completely renovated, since which time there has been a significant increase in the number of guests. A further original feature of the baths are the 125 year-old individual cubicles, which can be rented each season for up to four months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loretto Baths」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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