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Tabarz (dpa / th) - The traditional Kneipp therapy is not only used in health resorts in Thuringia.

According to the Kneipp Association of Thuringia, 50 kindergartens, 13 schools, two retirement homes and a rehabilitation clinic are officially certified as Kneipp facilities in the Free State.

There the educators, teachers and nursing staff completed further training in Kneipp medicine, said the club's chairman Sigurd Scholze.

The facilities had, for example, barefoot paths or treading pools and paid attention to exercise and a healthy diet.

In addition, 12 regional Kneipp clubs with around 800 members across the country maintain the tradition.

It was founded by the Bavarian pastor and naturopath Sebastian Kneipp, who was born on May 17, 1821.

The Kneipp movement in Germany this year marks the 200th birthday of its founder.

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Kneipp regional association Thuringia