Badenweiler - Marienkapelle

The Romans discovered thermal water here and erected temples and an imposing bathhouse. After Germanic had taken over the Roman buildings fell into disrepair and served as a welcome stone supplier for new buildings. Even Margrave Karl Friedrich von Baden had stones removed from the ruins the renovation of his local office, but he rediscovered the Roman bath and stopped the misuse. This slowly started the career of Badenweiler as a spa. In 1875 the first public "marble bath" was built and balneological therapies were offered. Doctors were enthusiastic about the beneficial effects of a cure here and sent their patients here to convalesce. Badenweiler developed into a glamorous health resort, that attracted international visitors.

The most famous one was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, who was terminally ill with tuberculosis when he settled in Badenweiler in 1904. He passed away here on the 15th of July the same year.

His body was taken to the octagonal Marienkapelle, designed by architect Heinrich Hübsch in 1862. From the Chekhov´s body was transported by train to Russia. He was buried in Moscow.