Fountain meadow in Sagard
📍 Sagard
The Gesundbrunnen Sagard was once a spa and bathing establishment in Sagard on the island of Rügen. Opened in 1795, the bathing and leisure establishment made Sagard the first bathing resort on Rügen and established a spa business, which operated until around 1830.
A small wood near Sagard is called "Brunnenaue". It is a reminder of eleven years of lively spa and bathing life. Pastor Heinrich Christoph von Willich opened Rügen's first spa here in 1795. An area with several springs was laid out as a picturesque park. Paths led along the stream with small waterfalls and past seating areas and arbors. There were play tables and a carousel, swings and seesaws, and you could also try your hand at bowling.
Various hot and cold baths were set up in the bathhouse for a medical therapy program. Music and dance events rounded off the visit. Today, little remains of the time between 1794 and 1806, when hundreds of guests came here in the summer for treatment and relaxation. Only the field name "Brunnenaue" has remained. The small wood with the meandering stream still gives a vague idea of this brief era.