the post of spa director. Due to the decline of the bathing facility, plans to expand the mineral baths, which included the construction of a dance hall, a belvedere and other avenues, were not implemented. The foundation of the residence town of Putbus (1810) and the construction of the bathhouse in Goor (1817/1818) in the vicinity were additional competition. By the start of the 19th century, free swimming in the Baltic Sea came into fashion, instead of the use of traditional baths. Nevertheless, in 1818, a local tenant started up the bathing facility again. In 1819, the chronicler, Johann Jakob Grümbke, wrote: "Sagard on Jasmund (has) 106 houses and 614 inhabitants, with a health spring [Gesundbrunnen], which is quite popular." The success did not last; as Friedrich Karl von Strombeck reported in 1833: "Sagard, where a deserted and dilapidated health spa [...]" Current situation Today, the Historic Brunnenaue Park (Historische Parkanlage Brunnenaue) recalls the glory of the former spa park with its promenades, fountains and bathhouses, displaying information of the first bathing establishing on Rügen at the actual historical site. The park was inaugurated on 7 April 2007 after being partially reconstructed. Gallery References Literature Andre Farin: Der Gesundbrunnen in Sagard. in: Insula Rugia e. V. (Hrsg.): Rügener Heimatkalender 1994. Prora 1993, pp. 58–63. Andre Farin: Der Gesundbrunnen von Sagard – Der Pastor und sein Mineralbad. in: Ostsee-Zeitung Rostock, 13 October 1999, S. 18. Paul Leesch: Mehr der Gegend als der Kur wegen? Badegäste in Sagard auf Rügen. in: Norddeutsche neueste Nachrichten Rostock, 23 January 1998, p. 23. Moritz von Willich: Nachricht vom Gesundbrunnen zu Sagard auf Jasmund. Bergen, 1795. External links Gesundbrunnen Sagard - Bathing operation 200 years ago Rügen