Zähringer fountain

The Zähringer fountain, in the background the Zytglogge tower

The fountain figure

The Zähringerbrunnen sale in the Kramgasse in the historic center of the city of Bern and is one of the Swiss capital, fountain from the 16th century.

history

It was built in 1535 by Hans Hiltprand and stands below the Zytglogge tower. The current name of the fountain did not appear until the 19th century and is reminiscent of Bern's city founder Berchtold V. von Zähringen . In addition, the facility was also called Finstergässlibrunnen or Bärenbrunnen .

The fountain figure is a standing bear with a helmet and two swords in its belt . The right paw holds a banner , the left a shield . The banner and shield show a golden lion on a red background. It is a variant of the coat of arms, which was also used by the Zähringers. A bear cub sits between the legs of the big bear and is devouring a grape.

Not to be confused with the Zähringerbrunnen is the Zähringer Monument in Nydegghöfli in Nydeggkirche .

Drinking water

The drinking water network of Energie Wasser Bern ewb supplies the well with drinking water , the quality of which is regularly checked.

literature

Paul Hofer : The art monuments of the canton of Bern. The city of Bern - cityscape · fortifications · city gates · installations · monuments · bridges · city fountains · hospitals · orphanages . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History (= Die Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz . Volume 28 ). tape 1 . Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1952, The city fountains II. Figure fountains of the 16th century 7. Zähringer fountain, p. 283–288 (467 pp., Biblio.unibe.ch [PDF; 68.9 MB ; accessed on January 30, 2018]).
Berchtold Weber: Historical-topographical lexicon of the city of Bern. Zähringerbrunnen (Places \ Sch \ Schweiz (CH) \ Bern (Canton) \ Bern (BE) \ Z) . Ed .: Burgerbibliothek Bern (= publications of the Berner Burgerbibliothek ). Bern 2016 ( archives-quickaccess.ch [accessed on February 4, 2018]).

Web links

Commons : Zähringerbrunnen - collection of images, videos and audio files

Documents on the Zähringerbrunnen in the online archive catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Information on the Zähringer fountain on g26.ch ( memento from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
The art monuments of the canton of Bern on DigiBern - Bernese culture and history on the Internet

References and comments

↑ The same coat of arms (including helmet decoration) is documented in the Freiburg Minster ( see here ) and as a seal ( see here ).
↑ Drinking water quality. The quality of drinking water in the city of Bern is checked regularly. In: bern.ch. Information service of the City of Bern, November 17, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2018 .

46.948027777778 7.4492222222222Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '52.9 " N , 7 ° 26' 57.2" E ; CH1903: 600,806 / one hundred and ninety-nine thousand six hundred sixty

[1] The same coat of arms (including helmet decoration) is documented in the Freiburg Minster ( see here ) and as a seal ( see here ).

[2] Drinking water quality. The quality of drinking water in the city of Bern is checked regularly. In: bern.ch. Information service of the City of Bern, November 17, 2015, accessed on February 6, 2018 .