The Faulborn is a cold sulfur spring in the Hessian health resort Bad Weilbach. It is one of the most sulfur-rich cold mineral springs in Germany.
The Faulborn sulfur fountain near Weilbach, shown on a map of Nassau, around 1830
The Faulborn was discovered towards the end of the 18th century. In 1783 the sovereign, the Elector of Mainz, gave Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal the order to search for mineral resources in his dominion. During the drilling, the Weilbach sulfur spring was encountered. It was taken in 1784 and made available to the general public for healing purposes. The water from the sulfur spring unfolds its healing power, particularly in the case of diseases of the skin and the respiratory tract.
During the first half of the 19th century, under Nassau rule, a lively health resort developed around the source. In the early 1830s, an extensive spa park was created. A cast-iron pavilion was built at the source in 1832 and a stately spa house in 1837. The prominent guests of the facility included Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Sick people who could not visit the healing spring had the opportunity to order the sulfur water from the well management in Bad Weilbach. The dispatch took place in packed, sealed jugs. [1]
After the end of the Second World War, the spa business in Bad Weilbach came to a standstill. The ailing fountain house above Faulborn had to be demolished in 1952.
It was not until 1983 that the facility was redesigned. The Frankfurt sculptor Reiner Uhl was commissioned to design a new fountain stone. Then a new pavilion was built above the fountain. The spa gardens and the buildings that used to belong to the spa were designated by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Hesse as cultural assets that are particularly worthy of protection.
Source: Wikipedia