Erfurt warns: Baden in official waters ensures your health!

Erfurt warns: Baden in official waters ensures your health!

This day, July 8, 2025, the Erfurt health department causes a stir with an urgent recommendation: Baden should only take place in controlled and official bathing spots. This measure is supported by the team of environmental health protection, which continuously monitors water quality in the Erfurt bathing waters. The tested bathing spots include lightning -blank favorites such as the Stotternheim lido, the Nordstrand, Kühnhausen, the Dreenbrunnenbad and the Nordbad. Markus Kliewe from the health department emphasizes the importance of this guideline, because in these official bathing areas there are also lifeguards on site that can quickly intervene in an emergency.

Wherever you shouldn't go, the unofficial bathing spots are along the Gera or in quarry lakes. These places have their own dangers. In this way, the Gera can develop extremely dangerous currents at certain points. Since there are also no lifeguards on site, the risk for swimmers is increased significantly. But not only trends are a risk; Invisible dangers lurk in the water. Microorganisms such as e-coli bacteria, enterococcons, parasites and even algae can occur there and lead to unpleasant infections. These can cause diarrhea-like symptoms, abdominal cramps, fever and skin and eye irritation.

risk awareness of bathing

bathing in the wild sounds tempting and can also be health -promoting, but the assessments show that it also carries considerable risks. In addition to dangerous currents, it is primarily plants and shallows that can lead to bathing accidents. According to the statements of the Federal Environment Agency, this is not the only risk: contaminants from sewage initiations or also glutting from agriculture can significantly impair water quality. Sewage treatment plants are not perfect and only partially remove pathogens- this increases the risk of bathers regardless of the location and the dangers of diarrhea, as well as eye and ear infections.

The quality of the bathing water is regularly checked by the federal states, and the European bathing water guideline has been causing minimum standards since 1976, which were last amended in 2006. The Federal Environment Agency plays a central role: It evaluates the risk of infection in bathing waters and develops scientific foundations to protect the health of bathers. Methods for recognizing pathogens are also developed and standardized.

So if you dare to go into the cool water, you should be aware: the safest decisions are made when you adhere to the recommendations of the authorities and visit secure bathing spots. So you can enjoy the summer joy carefree and jump into the water safely.

For detailed information on bathing water quality and risk assessment, interested parties [the Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/themen/wasser/schwimmen-baden/badegewaesser/wasserquality Federal Ministry of the Environment] (https://www.bundesumweltministerium.de/themen/wasser-und-binnewaesser/badegewaesser/badegegewaesser-qualitaets indicator) visit.