Fish fountain (Schwäbisch Hall)

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Fish fountain
Fish fountain with pillory
Pillory at the fish fountain

The fish fountain on the market square in front of the St. Michael church is the last remaining box fountain in Schwäbisch Hall . The name comes from the fact that fish was once sold on the square. The actual rectangular well box itself is located in front of a lining wall for a terrace , in which three stone reliefs are incorporated.

description

The fountain was created in 1509 by the Hall builder Konrad Schaller, the three high reliefs made of stone come from the former Riemenschneider employee Hans Beuscher. They show the motif of the fight against a monster three times: St. Michael fights the dragon, St. George the lindworm and Simson the lion. The water pipes come from the beast's mouth. The figures themselves stand on consoles and are covered by ornate canopies .

Building history

The fountain was built in 1509, at the same time the pillory that had been standing on the churchyard wall was moved there. In 1586 it was repainted. In 1620 it was overhauled and received a grid attachment. The cast-iron box of the fountain that exists today was made in 1787, according to the date on it. During a renovation before 1907, the stone slabs were revised. In 1960 they were replaced, the originals are now in the Hällisch-Franconian Museum .

  • Fish fountain in Schwäbisch Hall, St. Georg.jpg
  • Fish fountain in Schwäbisch Hall, Simson.jpg
  • Fish fountain in Schwäbisch Hall, St. Michael.jpg

literature

Web links

Commons : Fischbrunnen (Schwäbisch Hall)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Eugen Gradmann : The art and antiquity monuments of the city and the Oberamt Schwäbisch-Hall . Paul Neff Verlag, Esslingen a. N. 1907, OCLC 31518382 , pp. 85 ( archive.org ).
  2. ↑ a b Description of the market square and the fountain on the Schwäbisch Hall side
  3. ↑ Gerd Wunder : The citizens of Hall. Social history of an imperial city, 1216–1802 (= research from Württembergisch Franconia. Vol. 16). Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1980, ISBN 3-7995-7613-4 , p. 143.
  4. ^ Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments. Baden-Württemberg. Volume 1: Dagmar Zimdars among others: The administrative districts of Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 1993, ISBN 3-422-03024-7 , p. 693.

Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 45.8 "  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 13.8"  E