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Bathing water quality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Baden-Württemberg has 308 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all lake. 90.3% were classified Excellent — 0.6 points below the 90.9% across Germany — and 2 were Poor. By administrative district, the Excellent share is highest in Tübingen (97.2% of 108) and lowest in Stuttgart (77.6% of 49). 219 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
Badegewässerqualität in Baden-Württemberg
Von 308 offiziellen EU-Badestellen in Baden-Württemberg waren 2025 90,3 % „ausgezeichnet“; Zahl der als „mangelhaft“ eingestuften Badestellen: 2.
308
official bathing waters
90.3%
Excellent in 2025
2
Poor in 2025
Not live: these are annual official classifications. Check the competent authority for today’s notices before swimming.
Map of official bathing waters in Baden-Württemberg
Excellent 278Good 19Sufficient 2Poor 2Not classified 7
Baden-Württemberg by administrative district
Sites are placed in the Eurostat NUTS 2 administrative districts that contain their reported coordinates.
| Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tübingen | 108 | 105 (97.2%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Freiburg | 96 | 87 (90.6%) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karlsruhe | 55 | 48 (87.3%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuttgart | 49 | 38 (77.6%) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Most consistent Excellent sites
219 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025; the first 24 are shown and every site is in the full list below.
- ACHERN ACHERNSEE 11 seasons · Freiburg
- ALFDORF EISENBACHSEE 11 seasons · Stuttgart
- ALLENSBACH CAMPING UBADEPLATZ 11 seasons · Freiburg
- ALTENHEIM BAGGERSEE FOHLENGARTEN 11 seasons · Freiburg
- ALTGLASHUETTEN WINDGFAELLWEIHER 11 seasons · Freiburg
- ALTLUSSHEIM BLAUSEE 11 seasons · Karlsruhe
- ALTSHAUSEN ALTER WEIHER 11 seasons · Tübingen
- ARGENBUEHL BUCHWEIHER SIGGEN 11 seasons · Tübingen
- AULENDORF STEEGERSEE 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BAD LANGENBRUECKEN AEUSSERES FISCHWASSER 11 seasons · Karlsruhe
- BAD SCHUSSENRIED OLZREUTHER SEE 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BAD SCHUSSENRIED ZELLER SEE 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BAHLINGEN LOEHLINSEE 11 seasons · Freiburg
- BAINDT BADESEE 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BEUREN BADESEE 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BIBERSFELD STARKHOLZBACHER SEE 11 seasons · Stuttgart
- BLANKENLOCH BAGGERSEE 11 seasons · Karlsruhe
- BODMAN LUDWIGSHAFEN CAMPINGPLATZ SCHACHENHORN 11 seasons · Freiburg
- BODMAN STRANDBAD 11 seasons · Freiburg
- BOEHRINGEN BOEHRINGER SEE 11 seasons · Freiburg
- BOLSTERN FEUERLOESCHTEICH 11 seasons · Tübingen
- BRAEUNLINGEN KIRNBERGSEE 11 seasons · Freiburg
- BRUCHHAUSEN BAGGERSEE BUCHZIG 11 seasons · Karlsruhe
- BURKHEIM BAGGERSEE 11 seasons · Freiburg
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- BAD WURZACH METZISWEILERWEIHER Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons · Tübingen
- BADESEE SCHIESSTAL Poor in 1 of 1 classified seasons · Stuttgart
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Improved (13)
- EGGENSTEIN BAGGERSEE Sufficient → Excellent
- AMTSZELL SINGENBERGER WEIHER Good → Excellent
- HERMUTHAUSEN BADESEE Sufficient → Good
- HOLLENBACH BADESEE Good → Excellent
- JAGSTBERG BADESEE UNTERER RAILHOF Good → Excellent
- JAGSTHEIM DEGENBACHSTAUSEE Good → Excellent
- LANGENARGEN STRANDBAD Good → Excellent
- MEISSENHEIM VAELTINSCHOLLENSEE Good → Excellent
Declined (5)
- BRUEHL BAGGERSEE KOLLERINSEL Excellent → Good
- GAILINGEN RHEINUFERPARK GAILINGEN Excellent → Good
- LEGELSHURST BAGGERSEE Excellent → Good
- MANNHEIM VOGELSTANG SEE Excellent → Good
- NIEDERSCHOPFHEIM BADESTRAND NIEDERSCHOPFHEIM Excellent → Good
How Baden-Württemberg rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 301 | 278 | 92.4% | 2 |
| 2024 | 304 | 274 | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2023 | 303 | 277 | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2022 | 301 | 271 | 90% | 2 |
| 2021 | 301 | 275 | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2020 | 301 | 288 | 95.7% | 0 |
| 2019 | 300 | 289 | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2018 | 300 | 289 | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2017 | 298 | 275 | 92.3% | 1 |
| 2016 | 297 | 269 | 90.6% | 1 |
| 2015 | 300 | 270 | 90% | 2 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Baden-Württemberg
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Administrative district | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radolfzell | Freiburg | 8 | 8 (100%) | 0 |
| Gaienhofen | Freiburg | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 |
| Mulfingen | Stuttgart | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0 |
| Allensbach | Freiburg | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Friedrichshafen | Tübingen | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Rheinau | Karlsruhe | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Schluchsee | Freiburg | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Überlingen | Tübingen | 4 | 4 (100%) | 0 |
| Bodman-Ludwigshafen | Tübingen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Karlsruhe | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Iffezheim | Karlsruhe | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Immenstaad am Bodensee | Tübingen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Krauchenwies | Tübingen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Kressbronn am Bodensee | Tübingen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
| Langenargen | Tübingen | 3 | 3 (100%) | 0 |
All 308 official bathing waters in Baden-Württemberg
Grouped by administrative district, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
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Tübingen 108 sites · 97.2% Excellent · 1 Poor
- AITRACH BADESTELLE AITRACHSEE Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ALBERWEILER BAGGERSEE · Warthausen Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- ALTSHAUSEN ALTER WEIHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AMTSZELL SINGENBERGER WEIHER · Amtzell Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- ARGENBUEHL BUCHWEIHER SIGGEN · Christazhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ARGENBUEHL MOORBAD BURG · Eglofs Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- ARGENBUEHL OBERER SCHLOSSWEIHER RATZENRIED · Eisenharz Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- AULENDORF STEEGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAD SCHUSSENRIED OLZREUTHER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAD SCHUSSENRIED ZELLER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAD WALDSEE STADTSEE Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- BAD WURZACH LANGWEIHER BAIERZ Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- BAD WURZACH METZISWEILERWEIHER · Wolfegg Poor Poor in 3 of 11 classified seasons
- BAINDT BADESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAINDT EGELSEE Not classified
- BEUREN BADESEE · Christazhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOLSTERN FEUERLOESCHTEICH · Bad Saulgau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOLSTERN WAGENHAUSER WEIHER · Bad Saulgau Not classified
- DINGELSDORF FLIESSHORN CAMPING Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DINGELSDORF STRANDBAD · Wallhausen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EBENWEILER EBENWEILERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELLMANNSWEILER BADESEE · Maselheim Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- ERBACH BADESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERISKIRCH STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- ERSINGEN GROSSER BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERSINGEN KLEINER BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ERTINGEN SCHWARZACHTALER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FISCHBACH CAMPINGPLATZ · Immenstaad am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- FISCHBACH FREI USEEBAD · Friedrichshafen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- FRIEDBERG DORFTEICH · Hohentengen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN FREIZEITG MANZELL Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN ZELTLAGER SEEMOOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FROMMERN SCHIEFERSEE · Balingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FRONREUTE BIBERSEE Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- FRONREUTE HAECKLERWEIHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HAGNAU BADESTELLE UND CAMPINGPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HERBERTSHOFEN SONNTAGSSEE · Rottenacker Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HERLAZHOFEN MOORBAD · Leutkirch Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HIRSCHAU BAGGERSEE · Tübingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ILLERRIEDEN BADESEE HEILIGAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ILLMENSEE FREIBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- IMMENSTAAD CAMPINGPLATZ HELMSDORF · Immenstaad am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- IMMENSTAAD STRANDBAD · Immenstaad am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ISNY BAGGERSEE BURKWANG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JETTKOFEN BAGGERSEE MUELLER · Ostrach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIRCHENTELLINSFURT BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KISSLEGG ARGENSEE · Kißlegg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KISSLEGG FREIBAD OBERSEE · Kißlegg Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- KISSLEGG HOLZMUEHLEWEIHER · Wolfegg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOENIGSEGGSEE HOSSKIRCHER STRAND · Ostrach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KONSTANZ BODENSEE THERME · Petershausen-Ost Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KONSTANZ FREIBAD HORN · Staad Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRAUCHENWIES BAGGERSEE LUTZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRAUCHENWIES STRANDBAD KRAUCHENWIESER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRESSBRONN CAMPINGPLATZ GOHREN · Langenargen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRESSBRONN CAMPINGPLATZ IRISWIESE · Kressbronn am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRESSBRONN STRANDBAD · Kressbronn am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LAIZ BAGGERSEE STEIDLE · Inzigkofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANGENARGEN MALERECKE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANGENARGEN STRANDBAD Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- LAUPHEIM PARKBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEUTKIRCH ELLERAZHOFER WEIHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEUTKIRCH STADTWEIHER Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- LUDWIGSHAFEN STRANDBAD · Bodman-Ludwigshafen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MEERSBURG STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MOELLENBRONN BAGGERSEE · Ebenweiler Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUEHLHOFEN CAMPINGPLATZ BIRNAU MAURACH · Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEURAVENSBURG NEURAVENSBURGER WEIHER · Hergensweiler Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- NUSSDORF BADEPLATZ CAMPINGPL LUFT U NELL · Überlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NUSSDORF CAMPINGPLATZ BRAENDLE KOEHNE · Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NUSSDORF STRANDBAD · Überlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OBERDIGISHEIM STAUSEE · Obernheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OBERSULMETINGEN SURFSEE · Laupheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OCHSENHAUSEN ZIEGELWEIHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PFULLENDORF SEEPARK LINZGAU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RANGENDINGEN STAUSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RAVENSBURG FLAPPACHWEIHER · Grünkraut Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RISSTISSEN BAGGERSEE · Öpfingen Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- ROTTENACKER BAGGERSEE HEPPENACKER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RULFINGEN BAGGERSEE ZIELFINGEN · Ennetach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RULFINGEN SUEDSEE III · Krauchenwies Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RUSCHWEILER RUSCHWEILER SEE · Illmensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SALEM SCHLOSS SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLIER ROESSLERWEIHER Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- SCHNUERPFLINGEN BADESEE · Schnürpflingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHOEMBERG STAUSEE · Schömberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHOENEBUERG BAGGERSEE FREIBAD · Schwendi Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SINNINGEN BADESEE SINNINGEN · Altenstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SIPPLINGEN BADESTELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SIPPLINGEN STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TETTNANG DEGERSEE GAMS MAIER · Kressbronn am Bodensee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UEBERLINGEN OST STRANDBAD OST · Überlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UEBERLINGEN WEST STRANDBAD UEBERLINGEN WEST · Überlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UMMENDORF FREIBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERBALZHEIM BAGGERSEE · Altenstadt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERUHLDINGEN BADESTRAND SCHILFHUETTE · Daisendorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERUHLDINGEN STRANDBAD · Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UTTENWEILER FREIBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VOGT HOLZMUEHLEWEIHER Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- WANGEN BAGGERSEE GRENIS · Vogt Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- WANGEN BLAUSEE · Niederwangen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WANGEN GROSSWEIHER ROEHRENMOOS Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WANGEN KARSEE WEIHER · Vogt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WILHELMSDORF LENGENWEILER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WINTERLINGEN NATURBAD Excellent Excellent 5 seasons in a row
- WOLFEGG STOCKWEIHER Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- ZUBEN BADESEE · Eberhardzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Freiburg 96 sites · 90.6% Excellent
- ACHERN ACHERNSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALLENSBACH CAMPING UBADEPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALTENHEIM BAGGERSEE FOHLENGARTEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ALTENHEIM BAGGERSEE WACHOLDERSEE Good
- ALTGLASHUETTEN WINDGFAELLWEIHER · Schluchsee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BAHLINGEN LOEHLINSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODMAN LUDWIGSHAFEN CAMPINGPLATZ SCHACHENHORN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BODMAN STRANDBAD · Bodman-Ludwigshafen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BOEHRINGEN BOEHRINGER SEE · Radolfzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRAEUNLINGEN KIRNBERGSEE · Löffingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BUESINGEN STRANDBAD · Büsingen Good
- BURKHEIM BAGGERSEE · Oberrotweil Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DETTINGEN STRANDBAD WALLHAUSEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DONAUESCHINGEN RIEDSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DUNDENHEIM BAGGERSEE STOCKFELDSEE · Ichenheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- EGG WASSERSPORTGELAENDE UNI KONSTANZ · Allmannsdorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ENDINGEN ERLENWEIHER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREIBURG BETZENHAUSEN FLUECKIGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FREISTETT BADESEE FREISTETT · Rheinau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FRIEDENWEILER KLOSTERWEIHER Good
- GAIENHOFEN BADESTELLE GAIENHOFEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GAIENHOFEN EVANGELISCHE SCHULE SCHLOSS GAIENHOFEN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GAILINGEN RHEINUFERPARK GAILINGEN Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- GOLDSCHEUER BADESEE · Altenheim Good
- GRAFENHAUSEN BAGGERSEE · Ringsheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GRAFENHAUSEN SCHLUECHTSEE · Schluchsee Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GUETTINGEN BUCHENSEE · Radolfzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GUNDHOLZEN BADESTELLE GUNDHOLZEN · Gaienhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HARTHEIM FRIESSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEGNE CAMPING U BADEPLATZ · Allensbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEMMENHOFEN BADEPLATZ HOTEL HOERI · Gaienhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEMMENHOFEN BADESTELLE HEMMENHOFEN · Gaienhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HESSELHURST WALDSEE · Willstätt Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOCHDORF SILBERSEE · Vörstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOCHDORF TUNISEE · Vörstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HONAU BADESEE · Rheinau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HORN STRANDBAD HORN · Gaienhofen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HUEFINGEN KOFENWEIHER · Hüfingen Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- HUEFINGEN RIEDSEE II · Hüfingen Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- IZNANG STRANDBAD · Moos Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KENZINGEN NACHTALLMENDSEE Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- KIPPENHEIMWEILER WALDMATTENSEE · Kippenheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOENDRINGEN GROSSER NIEDERWALDSEE · Malterdingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KOLLMARSREUTE BAGGERSEE · Sexau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KORK BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LANDWASSER MOOSWEIHER · Umkirch Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEGELSHURST BAGGERSEE · Kork Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- LITZELSTETTEN CAMPING UBADEPLATZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LITZELSTETTEN STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MALTERDINGEN BADESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MARKELFINGEN CAMPING UBADEPLATZ · Radolfzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MARKELFINGEN NATURFREUNDEHAUS CAMP · Radolfzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MEISSENHEIM VAELTINSCHOLLENSEE · Meißenheim Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- MOEGGINGEN MINDELSEE · Radolfzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MOOS STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUENWEG NONNENMATTWEIHER · Münstertal/Schwarzwald Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- NIEDERSCHOPFHEIM BADESTRAND NIEDERSCHOPFHEIM · Schutterwald Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- NIMBURG BADESEE · Teningen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NONNENWEIER BAGGERSEE ANGLERHEIM · Schwanau Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- OEHNINGEN STRANDBAD · Öhningen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OFFENBURG BURGERWALDSEE · Schutterwald Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OFFENBURG STRANDBAD GIFIZ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OPFINGEN BAGGERSEE OCHSENMOOS · Schallstadt Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- OPFINGEN GROSSER OPFINGER SEE · Umkirch Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PETERSHAUSEN RHEINSTRANDBAD · Petershausen-West Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RADOLFZELL METTNAUSTRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RADOLFZELL SEEBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RADOLFZELL STRANDBAD SAUNA OASE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- REICHENAU CAMPING DGB SEEUFER ALLENSBACH Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- REICHENAU CAMPING UND BADEPLATZ SANDSEELE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- REICHENAU CAMPING WILLAM SEEUFER ALLENSBACH Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- REICHENAU STRANDBAD BAURENHORN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RHEINHAUSEN BIRKENWALDSEE · Kenzingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIEGEL FREIZEITANLAGE GROSSER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RIEGEL FREIZEITANLAGE KL BADESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RUST BAGGERSEE ALLMENDSEE Good
- SANKT GEORGEN KLOSTERWEIHER · St. Georgen im Schwarzwald Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SANKT MAERGEN KLOSTERWEIHER · Sankt Märgen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SASBACH BADESEE LEOPOLDSINSEL Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLUCHSEE SCHLUCHSEE BOOTSSTEG Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHLUCHSEE SCHLUCHSEE STRANDBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHONACH NATURFREIBAD · Schonach im Schwarzwald Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHUTTERN BAGGERSEE SCHUTTERN · Ichenheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHUTTERWALD BADESEE Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- SCHWACKENREUTER BAGGERSEE 6 · Rot Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STEISSLINGEN STRANDBAD STEISSLINGER SEE · Steißlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SULZBURG NATURFREIBAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SUNTHAUSER SEE · Tuningen Not classified
- TENGEN ESPELSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TENINGEN BADESEE ROHRLACHE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TITISEE TITISEE SANDBANK · Hinterzarten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- TITISEE TITISEE STRANDBAD · Hinterzarten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WANGEN CAMPING UBADEPLATZ · Öhningen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEINGARTEN DIETENBACHSEE · Freiburg Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- WEISWEIL BADESEE AM RHEIN Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WYHL BAGGERSEE KIESWERK SCHWEIZER Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Karlsruhe 55 sites · 87.3% Excellent
- ALTLUSSHEIM BLAUSEE · Altlußheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- AU AM RHEIN BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- BAD LANGENBRUECKEN AEUSSERES FISCHWASSER · Kronau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BLANKENLOCH BAGGERSEE · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRUCHHAUSEN BAGGERSEE BUCHZIG · Ettlingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BRUEHL BAGGERSEE KOLLERINSEL · Otterstadt Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- BUEHL BADESTELLE WITSTUNG · Ottenhofen Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- EGGENSTEIN BAGGERSEE · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Excellent Sufficient → Excellent since 2024
- ERZGRUBE STAUSEE ERZGRUBE VORSPERRE · Pfalzgrafenweiler Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ETTLINGEN BADESTELLE HURSTSEE · Malsch Not classified
- FORCHHEIM BAGGERSEE · Rheinstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- FORST HEIDESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GRAUELSBAUM BAGGERSEE III · Lichtenau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROETZINGEN BAGGERSEE · Weingarten Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- HEDDESHEIM BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HEMSBACH WIESENSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HOCHSTETTEN BAGGERSEE · Linkenheim-Hochstetten Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- HUEGELSHEIM ERLAENDERSEE · Hügelsheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HUTTENHEIM HARDSEE BRUHRAIN · Graben-Neudorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KETSCH HOHWIESENSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KRONAU LUSSHARDTSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LEOPOLDSHAFEN BAGGERSEE · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LIEDOLSHEIM BAGGERSEE GIESEN · Linkenheim-Hochstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- LINKENHEIM BAGGERSEE · Linkenheim-Hochstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MANNHEIM RHEINAUER SEE · Brühl Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- MANNHEIM RHEINAUER SEE WASSERSKIANLAGE · Brühl Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MANNHEIM STOLLENWOERTHWEIHER 1 · Altrip Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MANNHEIM STOLLENWOERTHWEIHER 2 · Altrip Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MANNHEIM VOGELSTANG SEE · Ilvesheim Good Excellent → Good since 2024
- MAULBRONN TIEFER SEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUGGENSTURM KALTENBACHSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUBURGWEIHER FERMA SEE · Neuburg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NEUTHARD SIEBEN ERLEN SEE · Karlsdorf-Neuthard Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OBERBRUCH FERIENPARADIES ADAM · Ottenhofen Good
- OBERHAUSEN ERLICHSEE FREIZEITZENTRUM · Oberhausen-Rheinhausen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OTTERSDORF BAGGERSEE · Rheinau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PHILIPPSBURG ERNST FREYER BAD Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PLITTERSDORF DEGLERSEE · Rheinau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- RUSSHEIM BAGGERSEE PFANDER · Graben-Neudorf Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SANDWEIER KUEHLSEE · Iffezheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SANKT LEON BADESEE · Reilingen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SINZHEIM LEIBERSTUNG · Ottenhofen Not classified
- SOELLINGEN HANF SEE · Schwarzach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SPOECK BAGGERSEE · Karlsdorf-Neuthard Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STAFFORT BAGGERSEE · Weingarten Good
- STOLLHOFEN FREIZEITZENTRUM INSELSEE · Schwarzach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- STOLLHOFEN FREIZEITZENTRUM OBERRHEIN · Schwarzach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERGROMBACH BAGGERSEE · Karlsdorf-Neuthard Good
- WALLDORF BADESEE Excellent Excellent 7 seasons in a row
- WEIHER HARDTSEE · Ubstadt-Weiher Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEINGARTEN BAGGERSEE Excellent Excellent 4 seasons in a row
- WEINHEIM FKK SEE MIRAMAR Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEINHEIM WAIDSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WINTERSDORF SAEMANNSEE · Iffezheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WINTERSDORF SAUWEIDE · Iffezheim Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
Stuttgart 49 sites · 77.6% Excellent · 1 Poor
- AFFALTRACH BREITENAUER SEE Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- ALFDORF EISENBACHSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BADESEE LAIBACH · Langenbrettach Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- BADESEE SCHIESSTAL · Schwäbisch Gmünd Poor Poor in 1 of 1 classified seasons
- BIBERSFELD STARKHOLZBACHER SEE · Spiegelberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- BISSINGEN BISSINGER SEE · Bissingen an der Teck Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- DIEBACH BADESEE · Ingelfingen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- ELLENBERG HAESLESEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELLENBERG HASELBACHSEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELLWANGEN KRESSBACHSEE Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- ELLWANGEN SONNENBACHSEE · Stödtlen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ELSENZ ELSENZSEE · Eppingen Good
- EPPINGEN MUEHLBACH SEE · Sulzfeld Excellent Excellent 3 seasons in a row
- FICHTENBERG DIEBACHSEE BADESTELLE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GROENINGEN STAUSEE · Wallhausen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- GSCHWEND NATURBADESEE Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HERMUTHAUSEN BADESEE · Mulfingen Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- HERRENZIMMERN ASCHBACHSEE · Niederstetten Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- HOLLENBACH BADESEE · Mulfingen Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- HORRHEIM OBERER SEEWALDSEE · Sersheim Not classified
- HORRHEIM UNTERER SEEWALDSEE · Sersheim Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- JAGSTBERG BADESEE UNTERER RAILHOF · Mulfingen Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- JAGSTHEIM DEGENBACHSTAUSEE · Stimpfach Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- KAISERSBACH EBNISEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KIRCHHEIM BUERGERSEE UNTERSEE · Dettingen unter Teck Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- KUENZELSAU GARNBERG SEE ZIEGELEI · Künzelsau Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUENSTER UNTERER BADESEE · Creglingen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- MULFINGEN STAUSEE Sufficient
- MURRHARDT WALDSEE FORNSBACH · Fichtenberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- MUTHOF TIROLER SEE · Forchtenberg Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- NECKARTAILFINGEN AILESWASEN Good
- OBERGINSBACH BADESEE · Langenbrettach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- OEDHEIM HIRSCHFELDSEE IM SPERRFECHTERPARK · Hagenbach Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PFEDELBACH BUCHHORNER SEE Good
- PLUEDERHAUSEN BADESEE PLUEDERHAUSEN · Plüderhausen Good
- RAINAU BADESEE BUCH · Westhausen Sufficient
- RINDERFELD BADESEE · Niederstetten Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ROSENBERG ORROTSEE · Jagstzell Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- SCHORNDORF ZIEGELEISEE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERGINSBACH BADESEE · Krautheim Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- UNTERSCHNEIDHEIM FREIZEITSEE WESTERE Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- WALDENBURG NEUMUEHLSEE Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- WALDHAUSEN BAGGERSEE · Plüderhausen Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEILER KATZENBACHSEE · Zaberfeld Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- WEIPERTSHOFEN REIGLERSBACHSEE · Stimpfach Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- WELDINGSFELDEN BADESEE · Mulfingen Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- WELZHEIM AICHSTRUTERSEE Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- WUESTENROT FINSTERROTER SEE · Großerlach Not classified
- ZABERFELD EHMETSKLINGE Good
Compared with other states in Germany
| # | State | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 39 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Brandenburg | 249 | 95.6% | 0 |
| 3 | Hesse | 61 | 95.1% | 0 |
| 4 | Bavaria | 378 | 93.1% | 1 |
| 5 | Thuringia | 39 | 92.3% | 0 |
| 6 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 296 | 92.2% | 0 |
| 7 | Baden-Württemberg | 308 | 90.3% | 2 |
| 8 | Saxony-Anhalt | 72 | 90.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Schleswig-Holstein | 330 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 10 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 66 | 89.4% | 0 |
| 11 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 117 | 88% | 0 |
| 12 | Lower Saxony | 273 | 87.2% | 0 |
| 13 | Saxony | 32 | 81.3% | 0 |
| 14 | Hamburg | 16 | 81.3% | 0 |
States with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Baden-Württemberg were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 278 of 308 (90.3%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 19 were Good, 2 Sufficient and 2 Poor, and 7 had no class. That ranks Baden-Württemberg 7 of 14 Germany states by Excellent share.
- Which administrative district of Baden-Württemberg has the highest share of Excellent sites?
- Tübingen: 97.2% of its 108 sites were Excellent in 2025. Freiburg follows with 90.6%. Only administrative districts with at least five sites are compared; see the full table.
- Which beaches and lakes in Baden-Württemberg have the best long-term record?
- 219 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example ACHERN ACHERNSEE, ALFDORF EISENBACHSEE, ALLENSBACH CAMPING UBADEPLATZ. See the ranking.
- Which places in Baden-Württemberg have the most official bathing waters?
- Radolfzell (8, 100% Excellent), Gaienhofen (6, 100% Excellent), Mulfingen (5, 60% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Baden-Württemberg rated Poor?
- Yes, 2: BAD WURZACH METZISWEILERWEIHER, BADESEE SCHIESSTAL.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Bathing-water map of Baden-Württemberg, run by Landesgesundheitsamt Baden-Württemberg, and on signs at the water. The annual EEA class does not include temporary bans or algae warnings.
Germany overview · All states of Germany · Bathing waters near Zurich · Bathing season dates
Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Germany, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and administrative district boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Germany. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.