Giessen outdoor pool season starts
Stadtwerke Gießen opens the Ringallee outdoor pool on 5 May 2025.
Summer is approaching - and with it the start of the outdoor season at Ringallee. From 5 May at 7 a.m. sharp, Giessen's largest outdoor pool will once again be open for swimming, splashing around and relaxing. The outdoor pools in Kleinlinden and Lützellinden will follow on 2 June. As every year, the Giessen swimming pools operated by Stadtwerke Giessen (SWG) have used the past few weeks to prepare the Ringallee outdoor pool for the coming months and have made a number of improvements in the process. These include, for example, the large awning that covers parts of the baby pool and thus protects the sensitive skin of the little ones from excessive UV radiation. In the area between Ringallee and the car park, the Giessen pools will have outdoor fitness equipment set up until mid-May, the use of which is of course included in the admission price. In addition, a wheelchair-accessible toilet is being built in the basement of the changing area, which will also house a shower.
SWG has also optimised the energy efficiency of the outdoor pool. A photovoltaic system now operates on the roof of the changing room wing. "It is designed in such a way that on a nice sunny day we produce enough electricity for the circulation pumps and all other technical systems. And there's also enough for the hairdryers," says a delighted Uwe Volbrecht, Head of Giessen Baths.
Opening hours and prices
The opening hours remain unchanged this season. This means that the pools will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., with the last admission as usual 30 minutes before closing time. "We are doing everything we can to open the outdoor pool an hour longer on particularly warm summer days," promises Uwe Volbrecht.
As with the Ringallee indoor pool, the Giessen pools also had no choice but to increase the prices for the outdoor pool slightly. In 2025, single admission for adults will cost 3.80 euros instead of 3.70 euros. The increase for reduced admission will also only amount to 60 cents - for the ten-person ticket, mind you. Children and young people up to the age of 15, school pupils, students and severely disabled people will therefore pay 22.80 euros instead of 22.20 euros for ten visits to the pool this season. The season ticket is available for 110.10 euros, the family version for 220.20 euros. Season tickets are still available online until 4 May at www.giessener-baeder.de with a discount of 10 per cent. Interested parties can of course also find all other information at the same address - about Giessen's pools in general and the Ringallee outdoor pool in particular.
Students at Giessen's universities continue to have free admission to all outdoor pools. They can order the necessary ticket online and have it activated at a manned ticket office after presenting the relevant proof once.
Minor impairment
Unfortunately, a small drop of bitterness clouds the anticipation of the coming outdoor pool season: due to various reasons, there has been a delay at the construction site on the Wieseck. As a result, the area of the sunbathing lawn used to store materials will probably not be available until mid-July. "We have no influence on the timing of the construction work and apologise to our bathers for any possible restrictions," explains Uwe Volbrecht. "That's a real shame. But as experience has shown that the hottest days with particularly large numbers of visitors fall in August, the lack of a lawn should not really have a negative impact," he adds.
Make a note now
On 29 June 2025, the Ringallee outdoor pool will once again be the venue for "Spiel' Dein Spiel" - City Day. At this popular event, numerous Giessen sports clubs will be presenting their wide range of activities. All important information about the event can be found at: www.swg-spieldeinspiel.de.