Overview

• Germany’s outdoor pool season officially began on May 1, with many facilities reporting high turnout driven by warm weather and sunny skies.
• In Heidenau, over 100 visitors attended by mid-morning, while Düsseldorf’s Unterbacher See saw 200 people queue before its 11 am opening.
• Munich’s Schyrenbad, the city’s oldest outdoor pool, opened at 7 am, with other municipal pools set to follow in mid-May and early June.
• Staffing shortages have delayed the opening of Haar’s Freibad to June 1, with reduced hours initially planned due to unfilled positions.
• Bad Georgenschwaige will reopen on June 2 as a CO₂-neutral naturbad, featuring reed filtration and solar power as part of its sustainable upgrades.