Temperature 61,6oC, CO2 content 363 mg/l, yield 4,9 l/min.An old legend says that it was somewhere between the present Charles and Market Mineral Springs where the founder of the spa town, Charles IV, tried to cure his sore legs.According to F. Summer (1571) the first bathing facilities in Karlovy Vary used to stand right in this place. Both small and big thermal springs have existed here since time immemorial. They often disappeared and then they reappeared again. A big thermal spring by the name of Creusin rose from the earth here. People called it "Glutton". The Market Spring itself was discovered between the chemist's with the name "White Eagle" and a house that used to be called "Giraffe" relatively late, only in 1838. It rose from a rift in the vein of sprudel stone which was 15 cm thick. The vein was closed in the granite massif at the foot of the Castle Tower.The spring almost disappeared in the course of work on the Sprudel. When the work had been finished, it did not reappear in its full strength. That was why a new and deeper well was made in 1848 but it did not bring any result. In 1853 a leak of the spring was discovered. It was hold with a new well at a depth of 60 cm. Thermal water from this well was used for several years. After the town hall and some houses in its neighbourhood had been pulled down in 1879, a new well was made. Another well was made a hundred years ago, in winter of 1893-94. Wooden reservoirs were replaced with tin bells at that time. The last shallow well dated back to the time before the World War I. As the delivery head of the springs was some 2 metres under the floor of the Market Colonnade, it was necessary to descend some steps to reach them. Originally the Market Colonnade was a provisional arrangement. It should have been replaced with a new construction and at the same time the problem of the access to the spring should have been solved.The Market Colonnade was built in 1893 and at present it ranks among the most valuable historical monuments in the town. It has been reconstructed recently.
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