Spreewald Therme

Thermal brine from 1,350 meters beneath the Spreewald

The Spreewald Therme is located at Ringchaussee 152 in Burg, right in the heart of the Spreewald and about nine kilometers from the Vetschau motorway exit. Burg itself has no train station, but bus line 47 runs from Cottbus, and parking on the premises is free. The history of the facility began with a drilling: On March 7, 1999, geologists discovered thermal brine at a depth of 1,350 meters, containing 240 grams of salt per liter, which reaches the surface at 31 degrees Celsius. Three years later, the municipality signed a contract with the Kannewischer entrepreneurial family, the groundbreaking took place in 2004, and the spa opened on September 30, 2005. The property covers over 30,000 square meters, with a usable area of around 6,000 square meters. A hotel built to passive house standards with a bathrobe corridor is connected, which is currently being modernized while the spa continues to operate normally. Burg itself is a sprawling village made up of individual farmsteads between the canals, and the path to the spa leads past punts and alder forests.

Seven Pools, Intensive Brine, and the SaunaGarten

Seven pools are spread across 772 square meters of water surface in the Spreewald Therme. The warm outdoor pool maintains 35 degrees Celsius and offers a current channel, bubble grotto, and geyser, while the thermal brine indoor pool is 34 degrees Celsius. Additionally, there’s a bubble pool at 36 degrees Celsius, a hot pool at 38 degrees Celsius, and a cold pool at 18 degrees Celsius. The centerpiece for many guests is the intensive brine pool: 36 degrees Celsius warm, eight percent brine, where the body floats effortlessly. In the movement pool at 29 degrees Celsius, there are free water gymnastics sessions. The SaunaGarten features six saunas, ranging from the Spreewald sauna at 90 to 95 degrees Celsius with hourly infusions, to the fire sauna with a fireplace, the herbal sauna, and the steam bath in a pickle barrel at 47 degrees Celsius. The relaxation sauna operates with an automatic gentle infusion, and the aroma steam bath offers peeling applications. Furthermore, there’s an infrared relaxation room, an outdoor cold pool at 18 degrees Celsius, and a fireplace area. Admission is available with tiered rates from two hours to a day pass, with the combined tariff including both the SoleBad and the SaunaGarten. Those who stay longer pay in 15-minute increments, and children up to nine years old receive a discount for the SoleBad.