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On 26 January 1900, Hermann Vollrath founded Bad Salzschlirf, which acquired the entire spa business for 1.25 million marks in the Bad Salzschlirf resort, which had existed since 1838. In addition, Bad Salzschlirf acquired the rights to the springs and mines, the bottled water from the Bonifatius spring in Salzschlirf, which was distributed, among other products like soft drinks. The company issued shares with a nominal value of 100 and 1,000 marks. Regular spa operations ceased with the outbreak of war in 1939. The three spa hotels owned by Bad Salzschlirf were confiscated and subsequently used as a military hospital for wounded soldiers. In 1949, they initially served as accommodation for the occupation troops, before being returned to Bad Salzschlirf a year later. Cost-cutting laws, combined with poor management, plunged Bad Salzschlirf into financial difficulties. As a result, in the early 1990s, the company was forced to lay off 300 employees, sell three spas, the mineral water plant, and the bathhouse, and close a spa hotel.