Albrechtsbrunnen (Rheinfelden)
The Albrechtsbrunnen is a figure fountain in Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau . It stands on Albrechtsplatz in the eastern part of the old town, in front of the former branch of the hotel “zur Krone”. The fountain is classified as a cultural asset of regional importance .
The Albrechtsbrunnen dates back to the early 14th century and was first mentioned in 1442. In 1539 and 1618 it was given a new trough, today's double trough dates from 1850. The fountain figure is a copy; the original, created in 1542, has been kept in the Fricktaler Museum since the restoration in 1958/59 . The fountain once stood right next to the city hospital and was therefore called the Spitalbrunnen . The hospital and adjacent properties were demolished in 1869 in order to widen Marktgasse to the north. On a part of the vacated area, the after the Austrian Archduke Albrecht VI. (1418–1463) named Albrechtsplatz, from which the current name of the fountain is derived.
On the southern narrow side of the rectangular double trough made of limestone is a renaissance-style fountain . The two pouring tubes in its octagonal center piece are decorated with lion heads. The shaft of the figure base is decorated with sculptures of musicians and a volute capital. On it is the life-size representation of a bearded standard-bearer in armor and with a beret , who holds up the city banner with his right hand, while his left hand is on his back and holds the sword.
literature
- Edith Hunziker, Peter Hoegger: The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume IX, Rheinfelden district. Bern 2011, ISBN 978-3-906131-94-8 , pp. 167-169 .