Cathedral fountain (Merseburg)
The Dombrunnen is a listed fountain in the city of Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
The fountain is located southwest of the Merseburg Cathedral on the south side of the Domplatz. It is surrounded by two large plane trees. To the south of the fountain is the building In acie ambitus , which is also a listed building .
Architecture and history
The fountain was built in 1515, making it the oldest well-preserved fountain in Merseburg. It consists of a simple sandstone basin . Its stone parapets are separated from each other by low half-columns. The fountain is closed at the top by a wrought-iron bow crown . This degree was applied in 1933, on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Merseburg, on June 21st.
The cathedral fountain served as a water supply. Until 1883, the pupils of the neighboring cathedral high school fetched the drinking water for the school in 20-liter jugs . Even today the well has water; the water level is about two meters.
In the local register of monuments , the fountain is listed as a monument under registration number 094 20134 .
literature
- Falko Grubitzsch, Marina Meincke-Floßfeder, Monument Register Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 6.1, District Merseburg-Querfurt (I), Altkreis Merseburg , Flyhead Verlag Halle, 2000, ISBN 3-910147-66-6 , page 116.
- Peter Ramm / Hans-Joachim Krause, Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Saxony-Anhalt II: Dessau and Halle administrative districts. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-422-03065-4 , page 566.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt , page 3267
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ N , 12 ° 0 ′ 2 ″ E