The new flood overflow in Wiesbaden's Kurpark has been completed - an important step towards protecting the city center and a successful example of the combination of functionality and historical park design.

The aim of the measure was to better protect the city center around the Kurhaus from heavy rainfall. During heavy rainfall, the Kurpark pond is unable to absorb excess water from the Rambach - this is precisely where the new "swallow fountain" comes in. The ten-metre-long overflow sill made of natural stone will in future divert water into the historic Rambach canal below Wilhelmstrasse in a controlled manner, thus significantly reducing the risk of flooding such as in 1999 or 2014.

Despite weather-related delays, the project was completed on schedule. The listed design and intensive coordination with environmental and monument protection authorities make the Schluckbrunnen not only a technical but also an aesthetic asset for the spa gardens.

From May 29, the popular circular path around the spa park pond will be fully accessible again. Only minor planting work in the former construction site area is still outstanding - but access remains unrestricted.

The new flood overflow is part of a comprehensive protection concept along the Rambach, which also includes the extension of bank walls, new footbridges and a planned retention basin. The project was supported by funding from the state of Hesse within the framework of water development and flood protection.