Vitusbad

The Vitusbad stands at Breitenbachstraße 52 in Mönchengladbach and is operated by NEW, the regional utility that runs several baths in Mönchengladbach, Viersen and Grevenbroich. It is an indoor bath split between a sports half and a leisure half, and the INJOY fitness studio occupies part of the same building. The operator numbers four basins. Basin 1 is the Sportbecken, 2 m deep with a water area of 1,055 m², laid out as eight lanes of 50 metres. Basin 2 is a diving basin with a movable floor, varying in depth from 0.60 m to 3.55 m over a water area of 225 m². Basin 3 is the Freizeitbecken, 1.30 m deep with a water area of 547 m², with a wave machine, bubble loungers and a climbing wall. Basin 4 is a paddling basin of 40 m², from 0.015 m to 0.4 m deep.

The attractions are in the leisure area: a slide in the Freizeitbecken alongside the climbing wall and bubble loungers, the wave pool, a children's basin and the paddling area. On the sports side there are 1-metre and 3-metre springboards, a diving installation and spectator seating. Virtual aqua-fitness classes under the HYDROHEX brand run in the shallow-water area. Parking is in a multi-storey car park.

The water is plain heated fresh water. The operator publishes no water temperatures for any of the four basins and names no spring or well; there is no brine or thermal water, and no sauna area at this bath.

Availability is restricted rather than simply seasonal. The operator warns that school and club swimming limit public use of the sports area on weekdays, and that a multi-purpose basin is at times closed to the public altogether. Swimming time ends 15 minutes before the bath closes. On public holidays the bath runs to Sunday hours unless otherwise announced.