List of fountains and water features in Freital
The list of fountains and water features in Freital gives an overview of some public fountains and water features in the city of Freital in Saxony .
Public fountains and water features
- Name / Location : Provides the name of the well or a description in the absence of a proper name and gives the geographic coordinates of the well.
- Street : Mention the street where the object is located.
- District : Indicates the district in which the fountain is located.
- Description : Provides information on the age of the fountain, the artist who created it or the current condition of the fountain.
- Image : Shows a photo of the fountain or water feature.
Name / location | Street | district | description | image |
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The bathers (location) |
Dresdner Strasse / Heinrich-Zille-Strasse | Potschappel | When the new Sparkasse headquarters in Freitals was built, the forecourt of the building was designed with the "bathers" by Peter Fritzsche. The fountain has been in operation since 1996. | |
Fountain at the Capitol (location) |
Dresdner Strasse | Döhlen | After demolition work, a park was created in 2006 at the former “Capitol” cinema, with the fountain in the center. | |
Freitaler Nose (location) |
On the market | Potschappel | This fountain was created in 1925 by the art locksmith Richard Rothenberger. It is located on the southern side of the Potschappler market square. | |
Fountain in the Goethepark (location) |
goetheplatz | Deuben | The Goethepark was laid out in 1902 as König-Albert-Park , the center is a small pond with a fountain. | |
Head wash fountain (location) |
Dresdner Strasse / Turnerstrasse ("Turnerplatz") | Potschappel | The head washing fountain was created by Peter Fritzsche in 1982. It stands on the corner of Dresdnerstrasse and Turnerstrasse, which is known as Turnerplatz, across from the Golden Lion Inn . | |
Water feature in the Mühlenviertel (location) |
Brückenstrasse / Froebelweg | Deuben | The water feature is located in the pedestrian zone of the "Mühlenviertel" built in the 1990s. It is out of order most of the time. | |
Fountain at Neumarkt (location) |
Dresdner Strasse / Neumarkt | Döhlen | The fountain was made in 1976 by Peter Pechmann. The redesign of the Neumarkt will create a new fountain and the previous one will then be moved to a new location. | |
Fountain in front of the town hall Döhlen (location) |
Lutherstrasse | Döhlen | In 1933 the figure was dismantled as "degenerate art", since then only the basin in front of the former town hall has stood. In 2013, the newly created figure, based on the old motifs, was placed back on the fountain and the entire system was put into operation. | |
Rotkopf-Görg-Brunnen (location) |
Craft Square | Potschappel | The Rotkopf-Görg-Brunnen was created by Jochen Müller in 2008 and is located on the craft square in front of the Potschappler train station. | |
Storchenbrunnen (location) |
Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse | Döhlen | The Storchenbrunnen was created by Fritz Schlesinger in 1838 and stood for a long time directly on Dresdner Strasse in Neudöhlen . The fountain was in a desolate condition until 2009, was then refurbished by Andreas Handel and moved to the new location in 2012, surrounded by a park. |
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