New Swimming Hall for Vienna-Liesing: Construction Start at Höpflerbad
Construction work has already begun, and the new hall is expected to open its lanes in 2027, being heated entirely without natural gas.
What the New Swimming Hall in Höpflerbad in Vienna-Liesing Offers
The construction of the new swimming hall in Höpflerbad in Vienna-Liesing is part of the Swimming Pool Construction Program 2030, which was initiated in 2020 under Vienna's Climate and Swimming Pool City Councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky. The goal is to maintain and expand the swimming facilities in light of increasing population numbers.
The main attraction of the new swimming hall will be the 25 x 16 meter swimming pool with starting blocks for six lanes, a 1-meter diving board, and a 3-meter diving platform. Also planned are a 13 x 9 meter teaching pool and two children's pools connected by a small slide with a water area of 29 m2. In addition to the new swimming hall, the corresponding ancillary facilities (changing rooms, sanitary facilities, etc.) and a new combined entrance for indoor and outdoor pools will be created.
Climate-Friendly Swimming Thanks to Heat Pumps and Solar Power
"An environmentally friendly operation of our pools is particularly important to me as the Climate City Councilor," says Czernohorszky. Such an operation is envisaged by the city's swimming pool strategy and will also be implemented in the Höpflerbad swimming hall, assures Czernohorszky. Two heat pumps will ensure the heating of the pool water in the future, with electricity supplied by a photovoltaic system with an area of 1,000 square meters and a capacity of 225 kWp. For the remaining energy needs, a district heating connection will be provided after the opening, and the natural gas supply will be discontinued. Additionally, the roof and facade will be greened, which can achieve further cooling effects.
The construction costs for the swimming hall amount to a total of EUR 29 million. The outdoor pool will remain in operation during the construction work with a temporary (provisional) access.
About the Höpflerbad in Vienna-Liesing
The Höpflerbad in Vienna-Liesing was opened in 1979 as part of the 1968 bathing concept. For this, the city of Vienna acquired the property of the former private bath named after its first owner, Kaspar Höpfler.
Vienna Bath Construction Program 2030
As early as 2020, City Councillor Czernohorszky, then the Bath Councillor, presented the Bath Strategy 2030, from which the Bath Construction Program 2030 emerged. The goal is to further improve the city's bathing and swimming offerings, including the construction of four new swimming halls and a new indoor pool. Additionally, existing locations will be upgraded, for example, with water playgrounds, more accessibility, and climate-friendly forecourts.
The swimming hall in the Großfeldsiedlung is already completed, and the second major project of the program is currently being realized at the Simmeringer Bad. In addition, the necessary roof renovation will start in September at the Döblinger Bad. Extensive energy savings and measures for contemporary use have been implemented at the Floridsdorfer Bad.
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