Marienbrunnen (Friedberg)
The Marienbrunnen is a monument on the Marienplatz in Friedberg in Bavaria .
In 1599 the plague raged and they vowed to erect a Marian column for redemption . The current statue, which is stylistically dated to the second half of the 17th century, stands on a column with a composite capital with a winged angel's head. In 1788 a fountain was added to the column, which was solemnly blessed on August 15th . Due to the cholera , the vow of 1599 was renewed in 1856. In 1890 the fountain with the Marian column was torn down and rebuilt in a baroque style . The figures of St. Peter and St. James by the Augsburg sculptor Sager were added in 1905. In 1974 the well, which had been damaged in the wars, was renewed.
The Marian column was illuminated from 1788 on Saturday evenings and on the eve of Marian feasts. Around 1880 there were two single-flame kerosene lanterns next to the fountain. In the course of the new building in 1890, two flanking candelabra were erected.
The square in front of the town hall has been called Marienplatz since 1914 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Architectural monuments Friedberg. (PDF) Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, April 14, 2018, accessed on April 21, 2018 .
- ^ Stadt Friedberg (Ed.): Stadtbuch Friedberg . tape 2 . Friedberg 1991, ISBN 3-9802818-0-9 .
- ^ Hubert Raab: Experience Friedberg: [with all parts of the city] . Kulturverlag Holzheu, Mering 2010, ISBN 978-3-938330-10-4 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 '18.9 " N , 10 ° 58' 43.4" E