The spa town is located in the picturesque Salinenthal valley in the Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz).
The history of the small town goes back five centuries BC, when the Celts founded a small settlement in this area. 58 BC. The wars have left their mark on the history of the city. Its masters were the French, the Swedes, the Spaniards. Of course, each time new rulers added something of their own to the city's image. The city officially received the title of German health resort. There comes a new era of its development and a period of prosperity. Bad Kreuznach, despite its small size, was always popular with famous personalities.
The city was given the status of Europe's largest natural inhalatorium thanks to the discovery of iodine-salt, mineral and radon springs.
The radon tunnel was discovered in 1904 by the German pharmacist and doctor Karl Aschoff. He established the fact of the radioactivity of the natural springs. Later the doctor and researcher was able to prove the therapeutic and prophylactic properties of the air in the adit and the absence of any harm to the body.Karl Aschoff in 1911 carried out serious comprehensive scientific research. In the course of his research, the doctor was able to prove that the air in the mine adit on the left bank of the Nahe River was free of allergic substances and noxious dust. He found the presence of radon, the concentration of which has a therapeutic effect. Thus a balneotherapeutic spa was created at the site.Radon continuously enters the adit from the mountain crevices. And at the same time its quantity remains at an optimum level to achieve the best possible therapeutic results. In this sense the spa town of Bad Kreuznach is a unique health resort.
Patients suffering from allergies, respiratory diseases, Bechterew's disease, chronic polyarthritis, degenerative joint diseases, chronic gout, ovarian dysfunctions, etc. are treated here. The effect of radon is only curative. The doctor determines the treatment plan for each patient who comes to the resort individually.
Modern comfortable recovery centers and five clinics of different profiles - rheumatology, oncology, psychosomatics and child rehabilitation. Tourists go to the world famous Krusenia Health Center and Baderhouse complex.
And the rheumatic city center is a real Mecca for sufferers.1843. Karl Marx marries Jenny von Westfalen in this city.But the city became famous not only as a resort and the place of Karl Marx's marriage. In January 1913, Josef Schneider founded a German company for the production of optical equipment. Nane Schneider Kreuznach ranks among the largest manufacturers in the field of photographic goods and optics.
1917. Kaiser Wilhelm II establishes a personal residence in the city.
#germany #deutschland #badkreuznach
