Swimming fans buy the thermal bath Zum Raben in Baden
The association Bagni Popolari wants to buy the vacant thermal bath Zum Raben in Baden via a new cooperative and use it for cultural purposes. 600 cooperative shares have now been subscribed and the 780,000 francs required for the purchase have been collected.
According to the press release , the realization of the Bad zum Raben cultural thermal baths planned by the Bagni Popolari association is getting closer. Buyers have already been found for over 600 cooperative shares at CHF 1,299 each for the purchase of the empty thermal baths on Baden’s Kurplatz. The search for further members of the cooperative for the future cultural and community pool continues, because according to the first estimate of the conversion and renovation requirements, an investment volume of around 1.3 million Swiss francs results.
It took just under six weeks to collect the required CHF 780,000, according to the club’s statement. With this equity, the cooperative property Bad zum Raben can now buy the bathing floor of the former bathing inn Zum Raben.
The association is “overjoyed that so many people have registered as Raben cooperative members in such a short time,” Andreas Rudow, co-president of the cooperative, is quoted as saying. “This is a strong sign that many people and organizations want a communal cultural thermal bath. And it makes us confident that we can also overcome the next, more difficult hurdle together: financing the upcoming conversion.”
In order for the unused thermal bath to be permanently filled with natural thermal water and art again, structural adjustments and extensive investments in the new bath technology are required. A non-profit cultural and community pool with four thermal pools is to be built by 2025.
The Bad zum Raben can be visited and bathed on Saturday, August 20, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. You can see the premises and the future room concept. Likewise on Saturday, September 3, for the same period.