A small water healing place was operating near the Barbele sulphur spring already during the reign of Duke Jacob of Courland. In 1736, Duke E. J. Biron gave out an order to construct a house for water treatments and swimming near the spring. In 18th century it was the mineralwater spring in Latvia with the most known healing power. During WWI the water cure place was destroyed. Nowadays there is a nice gazebo and a footbridge at the spring so that one can take and drink the water as well as get acquainted with interesting historic tales of the sulphur spring.
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Barbele sulphur spring has been mentioned already in texts from 18th as a healing place, although most probably the place was known earlier. Since the water was used for healing purposes in the older days it might be also an ancient cult site. It is being told that the spring was used already in very ancient times. During the different times it had been facilitated in various ways. Also nowadays it is well managed. The spring flows out of a 6,8 m deep well, which has been once drilled to improve the place.
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