Temperature 59,6o C, CO2 content 440 mg/l, spring discharge 3,1 l/min. One of the four curative springs in The Mill Colonnade slightly loses its individuality - traditional standardised spring vase in the Colonnade portico almost gives an impression of uniformity. Even in 19th century, a wooden colonnade from 1792 stood over the river. It was to increase the comfort of patients and to protect them from rain during the drinking cure. Its official name was The New Spring Colonnade, but it was nicknamed "Honky-Tonk" (Trampelbude). It went from The Mill Spring to The Bernard's Rock (Bernardova skála). Between the Colonnade and the hillside was a promenade space and at that time, Gazebo of the Terezia's Spring was in it. It was one of the oldest Carlsbad springs, known from 16th century.The soil was originally made wet and warm by rampantly rising thermal springlets. Only in 1763, the separate curative spring was properly tapped and a wooden gazebo with inscription "Garden Spring 1764" (Gartenbrunn 1764) was erected above it. But the patients did not visit it willingly, because its swampy surroundings were home for many grass snakes.In 1798, a new spring temple was erected here and all the surroundings were drained. The spring was renamed in honour of the Empress Maria Terezia for The Terezia's Spring. Already in that time, the present-day Libu_e's Spring, which is remembered since 18th century, sprung nearby. Its water was tapped and led out especially not to wet the promenade space. During the construction of The Mill Colonnade (1871 - 1881), particular springlets were caught again and four of them were drained to the spring vase in the new Colonnade. And it was named to honour then Empress (Elizabeth). Nobody knows, who has renamed it to The Libu_e's Spring after 1945.Thermal springlets were caught roughly in the place of orchestra podium and their water was led by 30 meters long pipeline to the spring vase in the Colonnade. Naturally, the water was gradually growing cold and the spring was the least warm one in Carlsbad. In winter, the water of The Libu_e's Spring was up to 30° C colder than in summer. And so in 80s, the spring was tapped already in its outgoing passage through granite as well as the others are. New abstraction well going to the depth of 17.6 m found a crack, which spouts up to 4 litres of thermal water per minute with high content of dissolved carbon dioxide (more than 440 mg/l). Of course the water has higher temperature than original cooled springlets.
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