Margaretenbrunnen
The Margaretenbrunnen is a fountain on Margaretenplatz in the 5th district of Vienna Margareten .
history
With the establishment of the initiated on November 24, 1836 Margaret fountain at that time still independent municipality wanted Margareten their gratitude for the Emperor I Franz since 1829 allowed use of the Seven Hofwasserleitung express. Until the commissioning of the Kaiser-Ferdinand-Wasserleitung in 1843, the well was the only public water source in this area. In 1886 it was supposed to be removed on the occasion of the redesign of Margaretenplatz, but was instead moved 20 meters to the southwest to its current location. It received a new substructure and was restored by the sculptor Wilhelm Sturm.
layout
On a stone base with two semicircular water basins is a pedestal with gargoyles and inscription panels. On it is the figure made of lead by Johann Nepomuk Schaller of St. Margaret of Antioch triumphing over the dragon , who is also the namesake of the former village. The fountain is under monument protection ( list entry ).
See also
literature
- DEHIO Vienna - II. To IX. and XX. District . Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7031-0680-8
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Margaretenbrunnen. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 4, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1995, ISBN 3-218-00546-9 , pp. 158-159 ( digitized version ).
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Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 29.2 " N , 16 ° 21 ′ 28.7" E