Esslingen starts digital card: Find cool places in the heat!

Esslingen starts digital card: Find cool places in the heat!

The warm season is nearing big steps: Baden-Württemberg is standing in front of the first major heat wave of the year. As the stuttgart News report, the German Weather Service warns of rising temperatures and the associated health risks, especially for older people, people with previous illnesses as well as infants and toddlers. In order to help the citizens of the region, the district of Esslingen has published a digital cool-plot card that shows sun-protected places where you can escape the heat.

This interactive card created on the initiative of the health office shows a variety of cooling options such as green areas, public toilets, drinking water points, outdoor pools and the frequently overlooked fountains in the city. With the cool-plot card, not only a common awareness of the heat problem is created, but also offered the opportunity to propose even cool places, which are then checked for plausibility by the responsible areas before they are recorded. The card can be found online at District-esslingen.de .

provision and health

The increasing heat load in the district is easy to connect to climate change. As can be seen from the reports of the Environmental Bundesamt , the number of "hot days", i.e. those with temperatures above 30 ° C, will increase in the future. It is particularly alarming that the heat not only affects general well -being, but can also cause persistent health problems. This danger affects particularly vulnerable groups that are strained even more by the heat.

The health department Esslingen has therefore already initiated various measures in health heat protection. In cooperation with the German Alliance Climate Change and Health (Klug e.V.) and the State Health Office of Baden-Württemberg, the development of heat action plans is being used to help the population get through the hot months.

practical tips for cooling

In search of possible cooling places, some examples from the district are mentioned here: In Ostfildern, the Froschbrunnen in the Scharnhauser Park and the Church of St. Blasien are waiting for a visit. In Esslingen, the drinking fountain at the Schelztorturm not only ensures a welcome refreshment, but the market square and the male park invite you to linger. In Nürtingen, the outdoor pool on the Galgenberg and the Hölderlinhaus offer a welcome cooling. Kirchheim also has some shady places to offer, such as the drinking water fountain on the Roß and Krautmarkt and the Bürgerpark.

With the cool-plot card, citizens can search for certain municipalities and types of places. This is particularly important because everyone reacts to the summer heat and have to take the right measures to avoid health damage. In these warm months, it is crucial to pay attention to each other and to support each other in the search for cool locations. The heat is there and it is up to us to deal well with it!