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The Alszauberbrunnen in Vienna

The Alszauberbrunnen is a fountain on Elterleinplatz in the 17th district of Vienna, Hernals .

history

The Alszauberbrunnen was designed by the sculptor Karl Philipp and ceremoniously unveiled on June 5, 1932. Its location on Elterleinplatz is directly above the arched stream bed of the eponymous Als . The figures of the Schrammel - Quartet were during the Second World War , melted, 1943, 1981 by Heribert Rath (1924-2007) on the basis of plaster models and recast in 1982 by Councilor Helmut Zilk resurgent wraps.

layout

A central plinth with putti rises in a round stone basin . The four bronze seated figures of the Schrammel musicians with their instruments Johann Schrammel ( violin ), Paul Fiebrich (violin), Alfred Rondorf ( double guitar ) and Willi Strohmayer ( harmonica ) are arranged around the base . The fountain is a memorial to the “Als waters, Viennese music and Hernals Alsegger wine” and is under monument protection ( list entry ).

See also

• Fountain in Vienna

literature

• Dehio Handbook Vienna. X. to XIX. and XXI. to XXIII. District . Verlag Anton Schroll, Vienna 1996
• Stephanie Zabusch: The Alszauberbrunnen. 1932 - 1992. Around Elterleinplatz . Ed .: District Museum Hernals . Vienna 1992.

Web links

Commons : Alszauberbrunnen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• District Museum Hernals - 75 years of Alszauberbrunnen in Hernals

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Little Chronicle. (...) Unveiling of the “Alszauber” fountain. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 24328/1932, June 6, 1932, p. 5, center left. (Online at ANNO ). as well as
   (caption :) in the Vienna district of Hernals (…). In:  Wiener Bilder , June 12, 1932, p. 6, top left. (Online at ANNO ). .
2. ^ Alszauberbrunnen in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 6 ″  N , 16 ° 19 ′ 52 ″  E