Gesundbrunnen (Augsburg)
The Gesundbrunnen in Augsburg was a natural spring that rose on the edge of the old town not far from the clinker gate . It was discovered in 1402 when the moat was being built .
history
According to legend, Emperor Maximilian I drank from this spring in 1512 and thus conquered a febrile illness. Due to the rapid recovery of the emperor, the source was henceforth given the name "Gesundbrunnen". A memorial plaque from 1547, which is kept in today's Maximilian Museum, describes the mysterious healing.
“I am in
good health. Emperor Maximilian was well known
who gave me the name and
often came to me personally.
If you let your heart be there,
they haunt me like a lot of wine.
The sick come to me
too. I have given some fevers.
So God procured me
blessed us with the water. "
In the following centuries the fountain became increasingly neglected. It was not until 1821 that the city council set about restoring the old fountain and making it accessible to visitors. As a result, the Gesundbrunnen became very popular with the people. They were convinced of the healing power of water and use it to treat various diseases ( hydrotherapy ).
In the course of the rubble removal after the Second World War, the city moat including the Gesundbrunnen was filled with rubble. Today, with the exception of Gesundbrunnenstraße and the nearby Brunntal tram stop, nothing reminds of this place.
literature
- Günther Grünsteudel , Günter Hägele, Rudolf Frankenberger (eds.): Augsburger Stadtlexikon. 2nd Edition. Perlach, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-922769-28-4 .
- Jürgen Bartel: Augsburg Lexicon . Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH, Augsburg 1978, p. 27 .
Web links
- Depiction of the Gesundbrunnen in the first recording of Augsburg (1808–1864) at BayernAtlas.de
Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 21.2 " N , 10 ° 53 ′ 15.3" E