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The federal funding comes from the special fund 'Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality' and is part of the so-called sports billion to support swimming pools in Germany.
The city will receive 2.18 million euros in funding from the federal government for the comprehensive renovation of the Tiefenort outdoor swimming pool in Bad Salzungen (Wartburgkreis). The money comes from the so-called sports billion from the federal government’s “Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality” special fund.
Pool facility is to be redesigned
“I am very pleased that the outdoor swimming pool in Tiefenort can be comprehensively renovated and energy-optimized,” said West Thuringian CDU member of the Bundestag Christian Hirte (CDU), according to a statement. The plans include, among other things, the redesign of the pool system, the renewal of the pump and filter technology as well as the modernization of the outdoor areas and the social wing
Swimming pools are meeting places for people of all generations, says Hirte. “It is therefore important to support municipalities in renovation and modernization and to maintain swimming opportunities close to home in the long term.”
More than 900 applications
250 million euros were available for funding for swimming pools. However, the responsible Federal Institute for Construction received 942 applications with a total funding amount of 3.2 billion euros. In the afternoon, the Bundestag's Budget Committee decided on the distribution of notifications and thus the selection of the projects that would receive funding.
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