Freital nose
The Freital nose is a small fountain sculpture in the Freital district of Potschappel . It is located on the Potschappler market and is a listed building .
history
Shortly after the city of Freetal was founded in 1921, the city council decided to make the Potschappl market square, which was still village-like at the time, more representative. The renovation was part of a series of measures that were intended to help create a center for the young city that had grown together from several industrial villages. Work began in 1924. An old forge that was on the square was demolished, and instead a fountain made of artificial stone was created.
The blacksmith and art locksmith Richard Rothenberger was commissioned in 1925 to make an artistic contribution to the new square. He created a round copper relief framed by 16 horseshoes. A horse and its remains are shown in front of the old forge. Above it is the head of a miller from the Potschappler Hofemühle with a grimace from the stench and a protruding nose from which water trickles. The fountain got its name from this nose.
The Freital nose was initially attached to a transformer house on the edge of the market square. Later she was moved to a small square in front of the Hofemühle. The marketplace also experienced changes, mainly due to the relocation of the bridge over the Weißeritz . At the end of 2000, the sculpture, which had previously been completely overhauled, was returned to its original location when the Potschappler Markt was rebuilt.
The fountain has repeatedly been part of cultural events, for example the “Potschappler Nasenfest”.
Web links
- The nice detail: fountains and water features in Freital and Wilsdruff , including: the "Freitaler Nose"
- Deutsche Fotothek : Market with transformer house with fountain "Freitaler Nase" and market fountain (1925)
swell
- Heinz Fiedler: Sometimes a coachman's club, sometimes a herb garden . In: Sächsische Zeitung , August 16, 2008
- The "Freitaler Nose" comes on the Potschappler market . In: Sächsische Zeitung, April 27, 2000
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 41.1 ″ N , 13 ° 39 ′ 44.4 ″ E