Nature discovery trail

nature experiences - various

Steinbrunnen mit historischer Ornamentik, Frau betätigt den Wasserhahn, um frisches Quellwasser aufzufangen. — © Westfälisches Volksblatt

The Ottilienquelle is the only relict of the "Curanstalt Inselbad", whose beginnings date back to the 16th century.

From 1856 to 1912, primarily chronic lung diseases were treated here. The "Curanstalt" consisted of a sanatorium, colonnade, bathhouse and spa gardens.

For a long time, the Ottilienquelle, named after the owner's wife Wiesehahn, was a healthy artesian spring that was successfully marketed as a spa treatment. It poured 180 liters of water per minute at a constant 18 degrees Celsius. It is a weakly mineralized Na-Ca-Cl-HCO3 water. As early as the middle of the 19th century, 3000 bottles of water were dispatched. It was still bottled in a small bottling plant until 1965, but the operation had become uneconomical despite a modern bottling plant. The spring was forgotten until the Paderborn local history association took care of it in 1986 and had a new basin with a well bowl built. The well was re-drilled in 2013.

Price info

The Ottilienquelle can be visited free of charge.

General information

Parking Available

Payment methods

Entrance Free

Directions & Parking facilities

By car:
Take the highway A 33 to the exit "Pad.-Zentrum"; then keep direction Paderborn city center. At the first set of traffic lights, turn left into Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring. Then turn right at the sixth set of traffic lights into Fürstenallee. Turn right into Fürstenweg. After approx. 200 meters turn right into Hans-Humpert-Straße.
By public transportation:
Take the city bus lines 4, 9 (PaderSprinter) to the "Freibad/Schützenplatz" stop.
For more information on traveling by city bus, visit www.padersprinter.de or call 05251 6997222.

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