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Bad Salzdetfurth
N 52°4.057', E 10°0.737'
2024-06-26
Our rating: 7.40
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We had never heard of this town before, so we stopped by for a walk on a free day. Noted very good reconstruction of the central part of the old town. A local legend tells of a knight from Steinberg who got lost in his vast forest lands while hunting deer. Thirsty, he drank from a spring he found in the area. To his surprise, the water was not fresh, but salty. In those days, salt was a valuable thing, and the knight immediately realized the importance of his discovery. With the help of salt makers, he cleared the forest and founded a settlement, the first mention of which dates back to the early 13th century. After the Napoleonic Wars, salt sales stagnated, and after the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover to Prussia in 1866, they fell to unprofitable levels. The town looked for new options to make money and began building salt water baths. The spa opened on May 28, 1857, the birthday of the then King George V of Hanover. By the 1880s the spa was already receiving about 3000 guests annually and the space in private houses was no longer sufficient. So-called “furnished house” Gildehaus was built. I don't know exactly what its role was, maybe a hotel?
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Another beautiful building from those years is the Kronprinz Hotel (1898/99).
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
St. George's Protestant Church was rebuilt in the Gothic style after a fire in 1695.
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
More houses on the central street, along the river, many of them have dates of construction written on them. Take into account that numerous fires of XVII-XVIII destroyed most of the town's buildings.
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
In the Kurpark there are two Graduation towers, built around the middle of the 18th century and still in operation today.
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Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
The trains pass right through the Kurpark.
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Kindergarten
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Two women's restrooms in the park and one men's restroom, good decision.
Bad Salzdetfurth ©Yuriy Buriak
At the beginning of the 20th century, deposits of potassium salt were discovered and mining began. The funds from the potash works helped to overcome the post-war housing crisis, when large numbers of Germans from East Germany came to Bad Salzdetfurth. The potash mine was closed in 1992 for economic reasons. Since then, salt mining in Bad Salzdetfurth has ceased. Getting there: parking lot 52.071528, 10.018778 . There is a train station Bad Salzdetfurth.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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