Heat wave pushes Rahlstedter into the crowded outdoor pool - where is the cooling?
Heat wave pushes Rahlstedter into the crowded outdoor pool - where is the cooling?
Rahlstedter Bahnhofstraße 52, 22143 Hamburg, Deutschland - in Hamburg on Wednesday there is extreme heat with temperatures up to 35 degrees, and then the outdoor pool in the center of Rahlstedt will be closed. This day of rest is particularly important, because Rahlstedt is the most populous district of the Hanseatic city with over 95,000 inhabitants. While other outdoor pools, like this in Neugraben, have set themselves up for a full operation, the Rahlstedter looks a bit poor. Despite violent demand, the leap into the cool water is denied because Hamburger Bäderland GmbH decided not to open the outdoor pool in order to allow the staff to give the staff a well -deserved free time. According to the taz it was checked whether an exception was possible, but the responsible persons remained in their decision.
Some Rahlstedter family who want to go swimming with toddlers often prefer the indoor pool because the new outdoor pool with its five 25-meter tracks is too low for non-swimmers. This has often looked like the pleasure for parents and their little swimmers like a race for the limited places. In fact, this small outdoor pool is a popular place, but is often overcrowded. So if you have cooling down, you only have the opportunity to switch to Volksdorf, but the journey with children is as cumbersome.
new outdoor pool options in sight
to Alpine, particularly interesting place, which was introduced as part of the heat action, is the interactive "cool places" card, created by the social authority, which, however, did not record swimming pools. This card shows where drinking stations and other places are available for cooling in the city. Appropriately, the proposal is also discussed to use volunteers for cleaning work in swimming pools in order to alleviate the existing personnel bottlenecks.
The situation is not new: Several outdoor pools have been lost in the northeast of Hamburg since the 1980s, for example in Lattenkamp, Ohlsdorf, Dulsberg and Dulsberg. The outdoor pool on the Wiesenredder was demolished to make room for apartments. For the Rahlstedter, the view remains hopeful of the new developments, while the current offer on the water front remains modest. For the supporters of the visit to the outdoor pool, it can only be hoped that the new facilities meet the needs of the residents and that the bathing season in Rahlstedt can soon be enjoyed again.
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| Ort | Rahlstedter Bahnhofstraße 52, 22143 Hamburg, Deutschland |
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