List of fountains in Schmitten (Hochtaunus)
This is a (incomplete) list of fountains in Schmitten (Hochtaunus) .
List of wells
image | Surname | location | annotation |
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Arnoldshain village fountain | Arnoldshain, opposite the old town hall![]() |
A cast iron fountain was located here until 1955. On the occasion of the 800th anniversary, this was replaced in 1955 by a kidney-shaped fountain made of Taunus slate. This was renewed as part of the village renovation and received a hammering nail smith made of stainless steel as a fountain figure. |
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Brombach village fountain | Brombach, Usinger Strasse![]() |
A small fountain made of natural stone |
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Cast iron fountain Niederreifenberg | Niederreifenberg, at the pharmacy![]() |
See cast iron fountains in the Taunus |
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Treisberg cast iron fountain | Treisberg in front of the old school![]() |
The fountain is in front of the old school . Since the fountain was defective, it was replaced by a new one in 2017. |
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Treisberg fountain | Treisberg in front of the fire department![]() |
The fountain is in front of the fire department |
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Fountain in the park | Schmitten, Seelenberger Strasse![]() |
The village's former cemetery (between the supermarket and Freseniusstrasse) was rededicated as a park and a sandstone fountain was created. |
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Seelenberg fountain | Seelenberg, next to the church![]() |
Next to the church is the octagonal sandstone fountain. It is decorated with the local coat of arms |
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Schmitten war memorial | Schmitten, Dorfweiler Strasse 2![]() |
In 1925 the memorial was created next to the church. The center of the facility is a water-spouting lion head. The memorial is a listed building. |
Wells no longer in existence
place | description | photo |
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Arnoldshain 50 ° 15 ′ 37.8 ″ N , 8 ° 27 ′ 9 ″ E |
The two-field fountain at Dallas opposite City Hall, erected at the end of the 19th century, was moved to the cemetery in 1955 after a new fountain was erected to mark the 800th anniversary of the town. The old cast iron fountain stood by the cemetery until the 1990s. |
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Evelyn Kreutz: A festival for the fountain; in: Taunuszeitung from August 13, 2015, online
- ↑ Association affords a new well; in: Taunuszeitung from February 14, 2017, p. 17
- ↑ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (ed.): Schmitten Memorial In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse
- ^ Martin Hoffmann: The old Arnoldshainer village fountain; in: Wolfgang von Gehlen, Corina Appel (Eds.): 800 years Laurentiuskirche Arnoldshain, 2015, ISBN 978-3-89445-511-8 , p. 195