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The Konitzky Foundation () was a German Ludwigstraße 41
Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen
The Konitzky Foundation () was a German charitable foundation
A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating d ...
and hospital
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in Bad Nauheim
Bad Nauheim () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany.
As of 2020, Bad Nauheim has a population of 32,493. The town is approximately north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a w ...
, a world-famous resort, noted for its salt spring
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s, which are used to treat heart
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and nervous system disease
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s. It was founded in 1896 by a donation from Frances Theodora Konitzky (née de Voss), the Belgian-born widow of a former patient at Bad Nauheim, to provide care for patients who lacked the economic means to pay for the treatment offered in Bad Nauheim. The foundation was administered by the city of Bad Nauheim. The hospital building is located in Ludwigstraße 41, directly adjacent to the Kurpark. The oldest part of the building, the current three-storey east wing, was built 1896–1897. The building was extended between 1931 and 1935 and modified several times. The hospital eventually evolved into a regular hospital and is now the rehabilitation centre of the Kerckhoff Clinic, which is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ( ...
.Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen
References
{{reflist Hospitals in Germany Charities based in Germany Buildings and structures in Wetteraukreis Medical and health organisations based in Hesse