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The New International Encyclopædia/Alexisbad

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Edition of 1905. See also Alexisbad on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

ALEXISBAD, ȧ-lĕks′ē̇s-bäd. A watering-place in the duchy of Anhalt, Germany (Map: Germany, D 3). It has two kinds of springs. The Selke spring is used for bathing, and contains chloride and sulphate of iron, while the Alexis spring contains carbonic acid, and is used for drinking purposes. Alexisbad was established as a watering-place by the Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1810.