The History of the Spa Bad Brueckenau
Under government of FULDA (1747 – 1816)
| 1747 | Foundation by Royal Abbot Amand of Buseck, first edging of the medicinal spring. Start of the building activity and commencement of the health cure business |
| 1759 - 1788 | First high period under prince bishop Heinrich VIII. of Bibra |
| 1769 | The spring writings of the spa doctor Weikard announce the bath far across its borders |
| 1774 | First chemical spring examination and the beginning of the water dispatch |
| 1792 | Physician Dr. Zwierlein presents the "general bath uniform for ladies" on the congress of ladys |
| 1796 - 1802 | Lease of the spa to different tenants |
| 1803 - 1815 | Bad Brueckenau is subordinated to Oranien-Nassau, afterwards to France, at last Austria |
| 1816 | As a result of the Congress of Vienna Bad Brückenau came to Bavaria |
King Ludwig (1818 – 1862)
| 1818 | First visit of crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria |
| 1819 - 1833 | Intensive building activity: Bellevue (Morelli), Badhotel (Klenze), Schloßhotel, Remise and finally Kursaal (Gutensohn) |
| 1830 | Dispatch: Per annum approx. 100,000 jugs of Brueckenau's water |
| 1857 | Visit of the empress of Russia |
| 1862 | King Ludwig I. last visit (of altogether 26) |
Modern Times (1862 – 2002)
| 1894 | Building of the "Elisabethenhof" |
| 1898 | Empress Elisabeth of Austria as guest |
| 1908 | The Archbishop of St. Petersburg consecrates the Greek orthodox church |
| 1938 - 1945 | Hospital town |
| 1949 | The "Ellwanger Kreis" with Adenauer meets in the spa hotel. The name Federal Republic of Germany is fixed |
| 1950 | Making of the "Wandelhalle" |
| 1970 | Opening of the "Kurmittelhaus" |
| 1957 - 1989 | Renovation and redesign of various historical buildings |
| 1985 | Visit of the Bavarian Minister-President Franz Josef Strauß |
| 1990 | Opening of the first ecological bottling plant: Staatl. Bad Brueckenauer Mineralbrunnen AG |
| 1992 | Inauguration of the new mineral springs by the Secretary of State, Mr. Seehofer |
| 1997 | 250th Anniversary of the "Staatsbad" |
| 1999 | Opening of the Zoo in the Palace Gardening |
| 2000 | King-Ludwig-I. Festival on the occasion of the 175th Throne anniversary |
| 2001 | Laying of the foundation stone of the "Vital Spa" |
| 2002 | Inauguration of the "Vital Spa" |
| 2008 | Construction of new multi-storey car park, restoration of coach house, reconstruction of mineral spring lounge |
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