Germany
Duisburg is Europe's largest inland port and one of the Ruhr region's key industrial cities. Its sauna scene reflects the broader Ruhr wellness transformation — leisure centres and Saunalandschaften serving a dense residential population in a post-industrial city reinventing itself around culture and recreation. Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, the converted blast furnace complex turned into one of Germany's most inventive heritage parks, provides a dramatic backdrop to the city's recreational offer. German textile-free norms apply; Aufguss on schedule at larger venues.
Rheinbad Duisburg and Sportbad are the main public facilities with sauna sections. The Duisburg Innenhafen area has seen wellness development as part of post-industrial regeneration.
Yes, at the westernmost edge. Solid urban saunas, but not destination-quality. Most serious sauna visitors travel to Aachen or Düsseldorf (25 km south).
No — shipping traffic and current make the Rhine unsuitable for bathing here. All cold plunges are indoor-pool based.
