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The outdoor swimming season in Saxony-Anhalt attracted many visitors this summer due to high temperatures. Cities such as Magdeburg, Halle, Salzwedel and Wernigerode recorded increasing visitor numbers compared to the previous year.
Hundreds of thousands of people visited the outdoor pools in Saxony-Anhalt this summer. This summer, 150,337 guests cooled off in the five beach and outdoor pools in the state capital Magdeburg, which was around 37,500 more than last year, as the spokesman for the city of Magdeburg announced in response to a dpa query.
The city rated the outdoor pool season as positive; there were more visitors to each of the outdoor pools and beaches than in the previous year. According to the city, the busiest day was a Saturday at the end of June in the middle of the heat wave. On that day alone, 9,300 visitors came to the baths - a full capacity, as it was said.
Anonymous donor invites you to swim for free
The city of Halle also had more than 100,000 guests who enjoyed swimming: 107,000 people cooled off in the Saline outdoor pool and the Nordbad this summer, as the municipal utilities announced. The Salzwedel outdoor pool welcomed 26,229 swimmers this season, as a city spokesman announced. That was around 1,000 more guests than the previous year. In 2024, however, more than 30,000 people came to the outdoor pool.
There was a special campaign at the end of the season in Salzwedel: an anonymous donor invited all bathers to the outdoor pool for free on Sunday, September 6th. According to the city, 122 guests took up the offer. The campaign was so far unique, as it was said.
Ass Bomb Championship in Wernigerode
The Wittenberg public utility company draws a positive conclusion with more than 20,000 visitors to the Piesteritz outdoor pool by the end of August. On peak days, more than 1,300 guests cooled off in the outdoor pool.
The Waldhofbad in downtown Wernigerode was visited by 18,349 people this summer, the city announced. The pool opened from June 11th to the end of August. A special highlight was the ass bomb championship, in which the most spectacular ass bomb was sought among almost 50 participants.
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