Minara

Minara is the town-run indoor and leisure pool of Bad Dürrheim, on Schabelweg at the edge of the town centre, operated by the municipal Kur- und Bäder GmbH. Indoors it is built around a 25-metre swimmer pool with a depth range from 0.60 to 3.80 metres and a diving tower carrying boards at 1, 3 and 5 metres, kept at 28 °C; beside it a toddler pool runs warmer, at 32 °C. There is no sauna, no brine bath and no thermal water here despite the town's status as a brine spa: those belong to the separate Solemar. The indoor catering is a vending machine in the lounge.

The outdoor part opens in the warm months and is where the leisure equipment sits: a 46-metre water slide with its own landing pool, a water playground, and a children's landscape with a climbing frame, a sand play house, a slide and a double cable ride. A wide artificial beach provides the sunbathing space, and there is a beach volleyball court and a basketball court for anyone not in the water; a kiosk selling chips, currywurst and drinks opens daily from 11:00 in fine weather. There is no outdoor swimming pool: the council decided in January 2018 to carry out the refurbishment without reinstating the former Freibad, and it has not returned.

Attendance has fallen sharply since the early 2000s and has recovered only in part. In June 2026 the council therefore opened a public review of the pool's future. It expressly did not vote to close it; an interim conclusion is due on 17 December 2026 and a final decision by June 2027, with alternatives on the table ranging from a supporters' association or a private operator to conversion of the site. Schools, clubs and the DLRG between them use roughly 28 hours a week, and the pool is open to the public around 62.7 hours a week.