I-Leukerbad Kuyindawo enkulu yokugezela yokushisa eshisa kakhulu e-Alps. Lapho, ngaphezulu kwamamitha we-4 wokuphakama, izivakashi zingajabulela amanzi ayo futhi nokunikezwa kokuphila kahle cishe unyaka wonke.
Kungakho lo mphakathi waseCanton waseValais, otholakala esifundeni saseLeuk, uthathwa njengendawo ephakeme kunazo zonke ezishisayo eYurophu lapho abahambi bejabulela amanzi ayo okuphulukisa futhi bagcwalise amaphaphu abo ngomoya ohlanzekile wentaba.
Ngokwehla kwamakhilomitha angama-90 (43 miles) okwehla nokwenyuka kwamabhayisikili kwamazinga ahlukahlukene obunzima, kufaka phakathi lawo asetshenziselwa ukuqeqeshwa kanye nemicimbi yeNdebe Yomhlaba, iLeukerbad iyindlela ejabulisayo yezindawo ezinkulu zokungcebeleka, namachibi aso okushisa.
Ehlobo le ndawo iletha abagibeli bezintaba abathanda inhlanganisela yokuhamba nokugeza emanzini e-calcium sulphite emadanyini abo angasese noma omphakathi ansuku zonke. Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 kwasungulwa isikhungo sokwelashwa kwamathambo nesifo samathambo, kepha kusukela lapho sesigubuzelwe amahhotela okunethezeka nemitholampilo yezemidlalo.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi ezimbili yizindawo ezinkulu zokugeza eziseLeukerbad: IBurgerbad ne-Alpentherme. Zombili zinamachibi, imithombo, izivunguvungu, ama-jets, namanzi afudumele asezingeni lokushisa elingu-35 ° C (100 ° F). Amathawula nezingubo ezingaqashwa ekwamukelweni.