The renovation of Fuchs' river baths in Třebíč has already cost over 5 million

Grants from the Ministry of Culture cover a substantial part of the costs. So far, the city has received 3.3 million crowns. This year's third phase, which has just started, was originally estimated at around 1.6 million crowns. However, since the city managed to obtain an additional 600,000 crowns on top of the original million crown grant for 2018, it increased the scope of work by more than a million.

Repairs began in 2016 with the replacement of damaged supporting columns and beams in the outer parts of the building. Subsequently, it was necessary to break out damaged foundation thresholds under the wooden changing rooms, and new internal parts of the wooden structures, stair treads, railings, and floors had to be installed. Currently, painters are removing all layers of old paint. For the last several decades, the two-story building with dozens of changing rooms and four staircases has been prominently blue, supplemented by sharp yellow and red colors. A restoration survey commissioned by the city revealed the original, much more muted shades to which the renovation is targeting.

The river baths Polanka were created on the former Waldstein meadow on the monastery side of the Jihlava River and could accommodate up to 1,200 people. They were ceremonially opened on May 27, 1934. In the late 1970s, a swimming complex was built nearby. The wooden changing rooms have been inaccessible to the public for safety reasons for many years.