Town hall fountain (Enkenbach-Alsenborn)

Town hall fountain
Town hall fountain of Enkenbach-Alsenborn
place	Enkenbach
country	Germany
construction time	1987
architect	Walter Bauer
Coordinates
location	Coordinates: 49 ° 29 '13 "  N , 7 ° 53' 52.4"  E 49 ° 29 '13 "  N , 7 ° 53' 52.4"  E

The town hall fountain is a fountain in the local community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn .

location

The fountain is located on the local Dr.-Konrad-Adenauer-Platz in the district of Enkenbach in front of the town hall of the community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn, built in 1987 .

history

The Verbandsgemeinde Enkenbach-Alsenborn, as it existed until 2014 , was formed in 1972 in the course of the Rhineland-Palatinate administrative reform from the local communities Enkenbach-Alsenborn , Mehlingen , Neuhemsbach and Sembach . The former was chosen as the namesake and seat. The administration of the Verbandsgemeinde was temporarily housed at two different locations before the town hall on Dr.-Konrad-Adenauer-Platz was completed in 1987. In the same year, a fountain was built on the latter, which was modeled by the sculptor Walter Bauer. The fountain itself is made of sandstone by Carl Picard . In the middle there is a bronze column on which a bowl is attached. There are a total of seven figures on the bowl, which symbolize the seven towns of Alsenborn , Baalborn , Enkenbach, Mehlingen, Neuhemsbach, Neukirchen and Sembach within the community of that time. Alsenborn and Enkenbach had already been merged to form the local parish Enkenbach-Alsenborn in 1969, while both Baalborn and Neukirchen had been incorporated into Mehlingen in 1939 and 1969, respectively. The figures symbolize the names of the respective places.

Locations including their Uznames

On the rim of the bowl, seven bronze figures represent the names of the communities belonging to the association:

nickname	image	location	coat of arms	Remarks
Alsenborn Bajass				Alsenborn was known for a long time as the circus village. The Alsenborner's nickname, Bajass, is derived from the Italian word Bajazzo (= "buffoon"). This Bajass is shown with a pointed clown hat and a balancing pole in his hand. Enkenbach and Alsenborn belonged to the Electoral Palatinate .
Baalborner bull				In Baalborn, local councils and farmers in the economy discussed communal matters intensely. The statement is said to have been made: “Half of 'the Baalborner local council' are oxen!” In court, the accused should either prove his allegation or withdraw it. He did it with the words: "Half of the Baalborn town councils are not oxen!"
Enkenbacher cuckoo				The Enkenbacher Kirchweih is called "Kuckuckskerwe" and falls in the time when the cuckoo stops calling, which is why the inhabitants of the neighboring villages claim that the Enkenbachers slaughtered the cuckoo to make a kerwebraten out of it. The local community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn, newly formed in 1969, was awarded the Enkenbach coat of arms, which contains the Alsenborn coat of arms with the column fountain.
Mehlinger Hohlwampe				An old man lived in Mehlingen who had served as a soldier with the imperial cuirassiers and, as a heavy eater, had always received double portions. The children gave the man the nickname "Hohlwampe" (= empty stomach), which was carried over to the whole village. Mehlingen and Sembach belonged to the Kolb von Wartenberg . Their relatives, the Randeckers, also owned properties in the area of ​​what is now the Verbandsgemeinde. The coat of arms of Mehlingen shows the man with the piston from the crest of the coat of arms of the Kolb von Wartenberg, which is to be understood as a talking symbol of the Kolb von Wartenberg.
Neuhemsbach windmakers				The Neuhemsbach windmaker is shown as a boy with a tie who gesticulates wildly. It is said that the "windmakers" always have nonsense on their minds . Neuhemsbach first belonged to the Lords of Flersheim and then to the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein . The coat of arms of Neuhemsbach shows a blue armored and tongued golden leopard. The leopards come from the coat of arms of the Sayn-Wittgenstein family, increased by the colors of the Lords of Flersheim.
Neukirchen broom maker				Many poor people lived in Neukirchen who earned something by tying brooms. Although there used to be broom-makers in every community, an above-average number of people lived in Neukirchen.
Sembacher wind				The Sembacher Wind is depicted as a kneeling boy spouting water. The wind always blows on the Sembach plateau, often extremely strong in the autumn and winter months. This helped the Sembachers to use the name "Sembacher Wind". Coat of arms: divided by silver and red, covered with a silver heart shield with a red bar, two above, a red ball below, a blue-clad man with a pointed cap growing above, his left hand on his hip, holding a red piston in his right, below a golden post horn (approved November 26, 1954). The Kolb von Wartenberg had three red bolts in their coat of arms. The coat of arms of Sembach combines the three symbols of the Kolb von Wartenberg family: In the center shield the coat of arms of Kolb von Wartenberg, above the man wielding a piston from the helmet ornament and below a post horn from their official coat of arms, after Johann Casimir Kolb von Wartenberg became postmaster general in Prussia was.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ enkenbach-alsenborn.de: The town hall . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved October 29, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ enkenbach-alsenborn.de: fountain . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 30, 2014 ; Retrieved October 29, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ enkenbach-alsenborn.de: The town hall fountain . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved October 29, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.