Schinkelbad

The Schinkelbad stands in the Schinkel district of Osnabrück and is operated by Stadtwerke Osnabrück, the municipal utility. The operator dates the opening to 17 June 1976 and sets out the later stages: changing rooms and showers modernised in 2001, a gastronomy rebuild and a privately run physiotherapy centre soon after, conversion and extension work from 2009 towards a health-oriented bath, the Cabriosol opening in 2011, the first textile sauna three years later, and a second textile sauna added for the bath's fiftieth anniversary in 2026. The building is divided into two areas, the Sportbad and the Cabriosol.

In the Sportbad the operator names four lanes of 25 metres, a pool for non-swimmers at 29.5 °C used for learn-to-swim play with balls, mats, pool noodles and a water-polo goal, and a diving facility with 1 m and 3 m boards and a separate landing pool. The sports pool water is given as 27 °C. On the Cabriosol side the operator lists a brine pool at 32 °C, a whirlpool at 36 °C, a steam bath at 45 °C and a course pool at 31.5 °C with underwater music and a starry-sky ceiling, plus an illuminated salt-crystal wall, neck showers, bubble loungers and floor bubblers. The Cabriosol takes its name from a convertible roof of around 200 m² that can be opened once the outside temperature passes 25 °C, so the brine pool can be used in the open air. The water in that pool is salt water; the operator gives no brine concentration, source temperature or well depth and does not describe the water as thermal.

Two textile saunas are described, both used in swimwear. The existing Vital-Sauna sits on the outdoor terrace at 75 °C, is barrier-free and has a height-adjustable bench. The newer Horizont-Sauna runs infusions at 90 °C, with a published schedule: Monday to Friday at 11:00, 13:00, 16:30 (except Thursday), 18:00 and 19:00; Thursday additionally 17:00 and 20:00; Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 11:00, 13:00, 15:30, 17:00 and 18:30.

Regular hours for the Cabriosol are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8 to 21, Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 21, Saturday and Sunday 8 to 20; the course pool is reserved for courses on weekdays and opens to bathers Saturday 14 to 20 and Sunday 8 to 20, with a small-children play offer from 14 to 18. Outside the school holidays the Sportbad is open Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 21, Friday 8 to 21 and Saturday and Sunday 8 to 20, while Monday and Wednesday are reserved for schools and clubs, with one lane usable on Wednesday from 16 to 21. Tills close 45 minutes and bathing ends 20 minutes before the stated closing time.