ALEXISBAD, a spa of Anhalt, Germany, under the Harz mountains, 1,000f t. above sea-level, noted for its medicinal waters, of which the Alexisbrunnen, a ferruginous spring, is used for drink ing, while the Selkebrunnen supplies the baths, which are of use in feminine disorders. The place was founded in 18 I o by Duke Alexius of Anhalt-Bernburg.