List of fountains in Schmitten (Hochtaunus)

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This is a (incomplete) list of fountains in Schmitten (Hochtaunus) .

List of wells

image Surname location annotation
Arnoldshain sculpture at the fountain.JPG Arnoldshain village fountain Arnoldshain, opposite the old town hall
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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.
Brombach Fountain.JPG Brombach village fountain Brombach, Usinger Strasse
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A small fountain made of natural stone
Niederreifenberg, Brunnen.JPG Cast iron fountain Niederreifenberg Niederreifenberg, at the pharmacy
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See cast iron fountains in the Taunus
Old fountain in Treisberg
New fountain in Treisberg
Treisberg cast iron fountain Treisberg in front of the old school
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The fountain is in front of the old school . Since the fountain was defective, it was replaced by a new one in 2017.
Fountain at the fire brigade in Treisberg Treisberg fountain Treisberg in front of the fire department
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The fountain is in front of the fire department
Schmitten Park with fountain.JPG Fountain in the park Schmitten, Seelenberger Strasse
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The village's former cemetery (between the supermarket and Freseniusstrasse) was rededicated as a park and a sandstone fountain was created.
Seelenberg, Brunnen.jpg Seelenberg fountain Seelenberg, next to the church
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Next to the church is the octagonal sandstone fountain. It is decorated with the local coat of arms
Schmitten war memorial.JPG Schmitten war memorial Schmitten, Dorfweiler Strasse 2
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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

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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. 0

Web links

Commons : Fountains in Schmitten (Hochtaunus)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Evelyn Kreutz: A festival for the fountain; in: Taunuszeitung from August 13, 2015, online
  2. Association affords a new well; in: Taunuszeitung from February 14, 2017, p. 17
  3. State Office for the Preservation of Monuments Hesse (ed.): Schmitten Memorial In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse
  4. ^ 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