Heinrich Strübin

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Heinrich Strübin (1450–1517) sculpture fountain in front of the Basel-Land Museum in Liestal, Switzerland. Host to the sun in Liestal. 1480 member of the council and 1496–1517 mayor of Liestal. During the Burgundian Wars, Strübin captured a bowl from Nancy as Feldzeugmeister in 1477. "Heinrich Strübin" is engraved on the sword blade. On the west side of the fountain is the inscription "Nancy 1477" because Heini Strübin von Liestal took part in the Battle of Nancy and captured the famous Burgundy bowl. The fountain figure holds a long sword and the mentioned bowl in his hands. The fountain and figure are reminiscent of two important events in the city of Liestal in the Middle Ages and in modern times.
Sculpture in front of the Basel-Land Museum in Liestal
Heinrich Strübin (1450–1517) Information panel on the sculpture fountain in front of the Basel-Land Museum in Liestal, Switzerland
Information board
Heinrich Strübin (1450–1517) The Güldihaus at Rathausstrasse 35 in Liestal is the parent house of the Strübin family. The barrel painting is by Otto Plattner (1861–1951)
Chronicle of the Strübin family and the "Güldihaus"

Heinrich (Heini) Strübin (* before 1450; † 1517 in Liestal ) was a Swiss politician .

Life

Heinrich Strübin came from Herden (Baden / Germany) and became a citizen of Liestal in 1477. There he is attested as host "zur Sonne" as early as 1476. In 1480 he became a member of the council. From 1496 until his death he was mayor of Liestal. From the Battle of Nancy , the end of the Burgundian Wars , he brought home a bowl from the possession of Charles the Bold in 1477 . His head office is located at today's Rathausstrasse 35 in Liestal. The facade painting there comes from Otto Plattner . In 1956, a monument by Heinrich Strübin, created by the sculptor Jakob Probst , was erected on the Zeughausbrunnen in Liestal .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Liestal Tourism: Güldihaus. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Figure on Baselland.ch

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personal data
SURNAME Strübin, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Strübin, Heini
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician
DATE OF BIRTH before 1450
DATE OF DEATH 1517
Place of death Liestal