Groombrønnen
The Groombrønnen is a fountain in the Norwegian city of Stavanger .
It is located on the west side of Nedre Strandgate street near number 17, west of the port of Vågen , not far from the Stavanger Maritime Museum .
The fountain was built by Boye Petersen around 1800 on the site of a well known since the Middle Ages . The water in the well was of good quality and was also used to stock many ships in the nearby harbor. He also had a role in fire protection for the city. The well has a diameter of three meters and a depth of 5.3 meters. The name, in German Groombrunnen , was created after an English company GW Groom , which owned the fountain around 1900.
There is a small board next to the fountain that provides information on the history of the fountain in Norwegian .
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Coordinates: 58 ° 58 ′ 13 " N , 5 ° 43 ′ 43" E