Description

From a distance, the quaint Platzerl with its gently splashing fountain gives no indication of what awaits you when you step closer.

If you hold your nose close to the wooden inlet, you immediately voluntarily turn away from rotten eggs because of the smell - only to try it a second time.

The smell comes from hydrogen sulphide , a gas that forms sulphur bacteria when these plants - such as in a swamp - or animals decompose under rotting conditions.

So where does the brimstone come from when there is no marshy ground all around? Possible rocks are those with fossil organic substances, such as those found in the Auernig at the foot of which the source originates.

These are sandstones and the finer siltstones as well as slate, the plant remains and cabbage layers, must be included.

Even the very low water temperature, which still falls below seven degrees Celsius in summer, underpins an origin deep in the mountain.

The source contains enough sulphur (two milligrams per litre) to be called a sulphur source.

However, their salt content is too low for a mineral water. equipment