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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” el_class=”hvbanner” css=”.vc_custom_1692344844162{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3112″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”FROM THE DEPTHS” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:150|text_align:left” css_animation=”bounceInRight”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692344426458{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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WATER IS LIFE \u2013 The healing water and drinking fountains<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692344853989{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Water runs through the town, water runs through the town\u2019s history, and water is still ever-present today<\/strong>. It is Bad Vilbel\u2019s most important element. The Nidda gave rise to the town, as trade routes crossed it at a ford. <\/p>\n

The real treasure<\/strong> of the town, however, lies underground: the healing and mineral water has brought Bad Vilbel prosperity and renown.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]It was once bottled at around 30 spring-bottling businesses, and to this day it makes a significant contribution to the town\u2019s economy. Bad Vilbel also owes the title \u201cBad\u201d to its healing water, which once unfolded its healing effect in the form of baths as well. <\/p>\n

Five public drinking fountains invite you to sample the water and take drinking cures:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the foyer of the Dorint Hotel by the spa gardens (01), in the VILCO (02, only during the Citizens\u2019 Office opening hours), at the spring temple near the Vilco (03), at the Town Hall Bridge (04) and in the Quellenhof (05).<\/p>\n

You can find more information about each drinking point by clicking the map\u2019s markers with your mouse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The state-recognized healing water is recommended for stomach, intestinal and metabolic disorders. For drinking cures, two cups per day are suitable. But enjoying the healing water is also simply wonderfully refreshing after a long hike or bike ride.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692344853989{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]

<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”01_ DORINT HOTEL
\n02_ VILCO
\n03_ SPRING TEMPLE ON THE NIDDA RIVERSIDE PATH
\n04_ FOUNTAIN AT THE TOWN HALL BRIDGE
\n05_ QUELLENHOF” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:20|text_align:left|line_height:2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1692344853989{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]WATER IS LIFE \u2013 The history<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1864<\/strong>, innkeeper Johann Philipp Wilhelm Hinkel tapped a spring on the family property on Frankfurter Stra\u00dfe. It laid the foundation for Bad Vilbel\u2019s development as a town of springs. From 1900, Hinkel\u2019s son Fritz called the company Hassia-Mineralbrunnen-Sprudel. Of the more than 30 bottling businesses that once existed, it is the only one still operating today\u2014now as Hassia Mineralquellen Bad Vilbel, one of Germany\u2019s leading mineral water producers. <\/p>\n

The mineral water, later recognized as healing water, is a pure natural product with curative, soothing and preventive properties.<\/p>\n

The mineral content of the healing spring is shaped by rock types that formed millions of years ago. The water from a healing spring travels a long way up from the depths. Along the way, it dissolves minerals and salts from rocks and layers of earth. It becomes healing water. The carbon dioxide in a healing spring is a natural gas that formed when volcanoes died out and magma solidified deep inside the earth. The carbon dioxide rises to the surface and, with its mechanical pressure, helps the mineral-rich deep water emerge into the light of day.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]WATER IS LIFE \u2013 For body and mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the spacious Burgpark<\/strong>, alongside other highlights, you\u2019ll also find a modern Kneipp facility<\/strong> with a water-treading pool and arm basins, as well as a barefoot path and an herb display bed.<\/p>\n

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The Nidda<\/strong> and its surroundings form a green ribbon<\/strong> that runs through all of Bad Vilbel and on to the districts of Dortelweil and Gronau. No roads disturb the pleasure of strolling through the parks on the left and right banks, as is common elsewhere along rivers; further on, they transition into renaturalized, natural riverbanks. <\/p>\n

Each section has its own charm and offers a wide variety of places to experience and relax.<\/p>\n

The many bridges let you switch sides of the river so you can explore it all.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t

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