Steel fountain (Bad Homburg vor der Höhe)
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The steel fountain is a mineral water fountain in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe . Its name refers to the high iron content.
In 1840 the twin brothers François and Louis Blanc received the license to operate the Bad Homburg casino . Associated with this was the obligation to drill further wells at one's own expense in order to further strengthen the attractiveness of the cure.
The spa company commissioned the engineer Jules Ribes with the drilling. In autumn 1841 the steel well was the first to be drilled, and shortly afterwards the Kaiserbrunnen in what is now the Bad Homburg spa gardens .
Justus Liebig was given the water from the new well for analysis. Liebig stated:
"The iron content is far higher than I expected, the pound (16 ounces) contains 0.758 grams, which is the same as the Schwalbacher Stahlbrunnen ."
The first iron socket was eaten away after five years due to the high iron content of the water and was replaced by a cast iron well. This also only lasted 10 years, just like the following copper solution. The fountain was made of wood from 1869 to 1966 before it got its current shape.
See also
swell
- Egon Caesar Conte Corti : The Magician of Homburg and Monte Carlo , 2008, ISBN 978-3-7973-1113-9 , p. 50
- Gertha Walsh: An effective water for anemia; in: Taunuszeitung from July 27, 2012. p. 19
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Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 39.6 ″ N , 8 ° 37 ′ 34.7 ″ E