Hotel Zehnpfund

After Thale received a railway connection in 1862, the character of the village changed from an industrial location to a tourist destination. As early as 1863, the Hotel Zehnpfund was opened in the immediate vicinity of the train station, which was to develop into the most distinguished hotel in the Harz Mountains. The Hotel Zehnpfund has even been described as the largest summer hotel in Germany at the time. The house, which had about 120 rooms and suites, was built by the Magdeburg-Halberstadt Railway Company.
During the First World War, the hotel was used as a military hospital. At that time, the balcony with a view of the park was turned into an operating theatre. Later, the building was used as an orphanage and health insurance company, then as a town hall and library. Having become a renovation object, the building was to be converted back into a luxurious hotel after the fall of the Berlin Wall. However, the high investment costs of around 22 million euros prevented these plans from being implemented quickly. In 2004, it was still assumed that the hotel would cost 8 million euros and that the hotel would be quickly connected to the spring water resources of Hubertusbad, but in 2009 the mayor of the city expected it to reopen in 2011.

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