New pool in Bludenz

The “Val Blu” is to become an indoor pool for the region

Inside the Bludenz pool, which is getting on in years, there is a 25-meter pool. The outdoor area with diving platform, children's pool and 50-meter pool was only renovated in 2016.(Bild: Stadt Bludenz)

The Bludenz indoor swimming pool is due for extensive renovation work. However, financial implementation only seems to be possible together. A decision should be made by the end of 2025 as to whether a cross-municipal project will be realized - and what form it should take.  

"From municipal pool to regional pool" - this was the motto under which Simon Tschann, Mayor of the Alpine town, recently invited his counterparts from the district of Bludenz to the "Val Blu" so that they could get an idea of the current state and conditions of the Bludenz pool. The building, which has been operated by the town since 1976, has been renovated and refurbished several times. Further adaptations and extensive renovation work are planned for the coming years.

As the "Val Blue", one of only three indoor swimming pools in Vorarlberg, is not only visited by people from Bludenz, the other municipalities should also participate in the planned steps. The exact form this should take is now being decided as part of a feasibility study, to which the Bludenz city representatives have given their approval.

Timetable fixed
A supra-regional steering group, consisting of political representatives and experts, is to start work this year and develop technical options and financing models. "Our aim is to have a basis for a decision on a joint regional pool on the table by the end of 2025," explained Tschann.