Temperature 61,4oC, CO2 content 572 mg/l, yield 5,2 l/min.It can be found inside the Castle Colonnade which was built from the plans of the famous architect Ohmann from Vienna. There is a sandstone relief behind the spring vase which depicts "The Protector of the Springs". Both the colonnade and the spring were named after the hunting-lodge which had been built by Charles IV's order.The Lower Castle Spring can be found in the very centre of the spa district, at the foot of the Castle Hill. The first records date back to 1769 but we known that the spring was here already before. Children dug a hole and made a small pool where the warm water poured out from the earth and bathed in it. Cows drank it when they drove them home from pasture. It was at that time that the spring caught the attention of spa doctors. When all the drinking water had frozen in the cold winter of 1784, the water from the Castle Spring was diverted to the public fountain. Doctor David Becher made the first chemical analysis of the spring at that time and he found out, that it had the same composition as the Hot Spring. But it was only at the close of the 18th century when the spring was held back, especially because patients from abroad insisted on it. It was discovered that the mineral water came out from a rift in granite which was running aslant under the houses standing on the Castle Hill. But during the big burst of the Hot Spring in 18O9 the spring disappeared and it re-appeared after 14 long years.The colonnade was built here in 1911. Construction plans were made by the architect Ohmann.When the small Karlovy Vary springs were being held, three wells were sunk in the neighbourhood of the Castle Spring. One of them discovered a big tributary of the spring at a depth of 31 metres. It was very rich - 200 l/min. Of all the small mineral springs in Karlovy Vary this was the richest.
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