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r e n Am Kurpark e l w l e a g n he HistoryEic of Bad BelzigTank- Easily accessible stelle Kiefernweg Buchen- Kiefernweg Bad Belzig is conveniently situated on the A9 motor- hof AhornhofBad Belzig between yesterday and today: Straße der Jugend Milestones from more than 1000 years of history way about an hour’s drive to the south west of . Ringstr. Weitzgrunder Weg Weißdornweg But it is also not far to Magdeburg, Dessau and Halle. The thermal brine health spa Sportplatz Albert-Baur-Halle When Kaiser Otto III. conferred the archbishop Giselher In addition to the stone thermal springs, Bad Belzig Ringstr. of Magdeburg the estate of "burgwardium belizi“ no-one just outside Berlin Stadion also oers an historic old city Borussiaweg Eichenallee could have envisaged that a stylish thermal brine health centre and wonderful surrounding Am Teich spa would result from this. countryside. It is worth making Welcome! A 10 Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. P Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. Eichenallee the trip here. Berlin 9th century West Slavic Hevellis settle in the Belzig Brandenburg to ’s youngest thermal brine health spa. an der Havel region and build a castle Abfahrt 78 Potsdam Mart Brandenburg Exciting and relaxing holiday experiences await you in-Lu the r-S Abfahrt 76 in Bad Belzig that is less than an hour’s drive to the t B102 ra 997 First mention of Belzig as the “burgwadium A 10 Stadionweg ß ße Freizeit & Erlebnisbad e Turn- und south west of Berlin and Potsdam. Tangible history,a belizi” in an imperial document of Otto III. A 2 LÄMING tr Eisbahn Festplatz R F Abfahrt 2 S 246 Friedrich-Ebert-Ring E B246 spa treatments in thermalKegelbahn brine that contains iodine, r H Brück e Magdeburg

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Friedhof forever impregnable. Schwanebecker WegBirkenweg Fichtestraße A 9 Ernst- Thälmann-StraßeHofgarten 1636 Extensive destruction of Belzig in the 30 year Lübnitzer Straße Kino Landratsamt Mühlenhölzchen war, and reconstruction following this Br Bertolt-Brecht-Straße r. un P Steinstraße t n Halle s Str. d. Einheit e P r n e s ll t 1702 Belzig was granted full privileges Reißiger r (Saale) ö St. Marien- N a

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o Friedrich-Engels-Straße l becomes a recognised spa town with the title of Am Marktplatz 1 h Bahnhofsgasse 5 c Karl- S “Medicial spring spa location” Richtung Bahnhofstraße 14806 Bad Belzig Museum Niemegk/A9 WC Bahnhofstraße T +49 (0)3 38 41 - 3 87 99 10 Briccius-Kirche ße 2009 State recognition as a thermal brine health spa tra Postmeilen- Friedhof r S 4 Am Bahnhof F +49 (0)3 38 41) - 3 87 99 99 V rge säule P be Wellness & Health n Eisenbahnstr.August-Bebel-Str. tte 2010 The town is awarded the title of a “Bad Belzig” [email protected] Wi Bhf P in the Hoher Fläming region P (spa town✆ of Belzig) www.bad.belzig.com Jewel o the beaten track: Guided tours of the castle A lot of options: Sights in Bad Belzig and the town on Sundays Excursions and activities

Our town was once a part of the heartland of old Reißiger-Haus (3) Bad Belzig provides a lot of leisure time options. Prussia. A lot of architectural features provide Here is a selection of them: reminders of its eventful past. Here is a small The Reißiger-Haus selection of them: that was built in 1728 as In the summer our guests can cool down in the large a school and choirmaster’s Leisure time and adventure pool. The 55 metre long house is also located on the fun slide is a real hit. Town hall (1) Kirchplatz along with the superintendenture (church The focal point of the attractive building). The building is the birthplace of composer The SteinTherme (stone thermal spa) enhances your town centre of Bad Belzig is the Carl Gottlieb Reißiger (1798 – 1859). He later wrote health and a sense of wellbeing. Its vitalising thermal beautiful market square with its music history as a chapel master at the court of brine is kept at a pleasant temperature of 32 to 36° C. town hall that was built in 1671. Dresden. It is now used as a residential house and Experiencing history: There is a SaunaWelt (sauna area) in addition to the The magnicent renaissance the seat of the deaconry. Our guided tours of the castle extensive BadeWelt (bathing area) and numerous construction was burnt to the and the town on Sundays oers in the elds of wellness & beauty, therapy and ground in 1972 and had to be Posting milestone (4) prevention. completely demolished. Its reconst- On Sundays we oer visitors to Bad Belzig the oppor- The electoral Saxon column that was assembled in ruction, which was clearly based on its tunity of joining us on a guided tour of the castle and 1725 at the current Bahnhofstraße bears testimony At the foot of Eisenhardt castle you can “overcome” a historical predecessor, was performed from the town. It starts at 11.00 am, directly at the Tourist to the Saxon past of the region. It bears the initials very special barrier-free nature discovery trail. Original 1988 to 1991. Information o ce at the Marktplatz (market place). of August the strong (1670-1733). tasks must be overcome at 12 stations over a distance During this relaxed tour of the town our guests nd of two kilometres. The town church of St. Marien (2) out the things worth knowing about the historic town Burg Eisenhardt (Eisenhardt castle) (5) centre and the imposing castle buildings from our The Bad Belzig ice rink enables people to have fun Bad Belzig's most important sacred building is expert tour guides and hear a lot of short stories and Bad Belzig’s prominent skating on ice to hot sounds from November until located some distance from the market square. The anecdotes from yesterday and yesteryear. historical landmark reigns February (depending on the weather). building, the core of which is Romanesque, was built You don‘t need to register in advance. above the time. The in the 2nd half of the 13th century. The keystone Bergfried that is 33 metres In the Heimatmuseum (museum of local history) some above the west entrance of the church draws attention high and can be seen In addition to these wide-ranging guided 3000 years of castle history and over 1,000 years of to the fact that delivered a sermon from afar, also called the tours we also o er tours on special topics for town history will be clearly and graphically presented. here on 14th January 1530. Its features include a “Butterturm” (butter valuable Papenuis organ that dates interested groups: tower) oers a spectacu- Bad Belzig is located at the heart of the nature reserve back to 1747. lar view of the town and • Castle tour Hoher Fläming. It oers pure nature, the best condi- the surrounding area. The • Town tour tions for hiking, biking and Nordic walking, small and Heimatmuseum (museum of • Fläming tours large sights and pleasant places where you can stop o local history) is located in the old (“In search of the knights“, “The artisan’s tour”) for some refreshments. gatehouse, and there is a hotel with a public • Tour of the turning points bar/restaurant in the former salt storeroom. The • Houses tell their story tour reconstructed cistern, a fountain, the small Briccius • Tour on the panorama route chapel and a festival hall, which people like to use • Art trail tour from Bad Belzig to Wiesenburg for marriage ceremonies, form part of the carefully restored historical ensemble. An enclosed circular It is necessary to register and arrange a date in wall with accessible fortied towers surrounds the advance here. castle buildings.