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Krefelder Sprudel

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Krefelder Sprudel

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View from Inrather Berg – Johannesturm on Hülser Berg loop from Inrath

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2. Kuhtor Kempen – Kempen Old Town loop from Rheinstraße

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3. Elfrather See South Shore – Regatta Course Dock loop from St. Tönis

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Carlo63

June 7, 2022

The drilling rig, built by a Berlin company in 1891, was originally intended to explore coalfields. A spring was drilled at a depth of 300 meters, which ejected saline water under high pressure. Analysis revealed the water to have healing properties; its composition was roughly equivalent to that of the famous Wiesbaden Kochbrunnen fountain. Subsequently, a company called "Krefelder Sprudel GmbH" was founded, which purchased the drilling rig from the construction company for 15,000 marks. This wooden drilling rig has since become the most distinctive component of the facility. It stands in the center of the main wing above the borehole. The structure consists of four massive round timbers firmly anchored in the ground and braced together by beams. The drilling rig, shaped like a truncated pyramid and covered with clay roof tiles, tops off with a slated roof hut with a gable roof. The piping and the old drilling winch are still in place today, as is the stone-lined spring beneath the drilling rig.

Krefelder Sprudel GmbH established a large distribution network for the sale of bottled sparkling water. It could also be consumed directly on site on the terraces and in the adjoining rooms of the tourist restaurant, which offered a view of the bottling room. The commercial and residential buildings of the complex are built in log cabin style with brickwork, some of which is half-timbered.

In the early 1960s, the spring dried up. The Sprudelturm (sparkling tower) was preserved as a technical monument of high architectural and urban significance.

(Source: Krefeld Architectural Guide 1996; pages 336 and 337; self-published by the City of Krefeld, Planning Office; ISBN 3-9804181-4-6)

Today, the repeatedly expanded tourist restaurant houses the Greek restaurant "Zeus."

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Mariola & Bernd mit dem Rad

July 11, 2023

During test drilling in 1891, a mineral water source was used instead of hard coal. Entrepreneurs founded 'Crefelder Sprudel GmbH' 4 years later. Krefeld was to be a health resort and the Huelser Bruch was to be expanded into a large spa park. The productivity of the spring decreased over the decades until it dried up completely in 1958. Today the building is used for gastronomy.

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Horst aus Homberg

June 28, 2025

A restaurant with a beer garden in the middle of the forest

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Krefelder Sprudel

1. View from Inrather Berg – Johannesturm on Hülser Berg loop from Inrath

2. Kuhtor Kempen – Kempen Old Town loop from Rheinstraße

3. Elfrather See South Shore – Regatta Course Dock loop from St. Tönis

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