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Wörthersee Manndl

Little Man of the Lake Wörth

Legendary figure.

Heinz Goll
1965

Description

Bronze statue of a small man with his hand resting on a barrel, from which an endless stream of water flows into the fountain. According to legend, a midget was so angry on a noisy, sinful town, that he opened his keg and flooded the town with an endless stream of water. This is the origin of the lake Wörth. On the marble tile next to the fountain stands this legend in the Carinthian dialect.

Inscription(s)

WÖRTHERSEE MANNDL
"…und so ihr nit ablaszt von
frasz & völlerey & ander sünd
trifft euch gottes zorn".
sie hieszen ihn einen narren
er aber tat seyn fasz auf
und die stadt versoff —.
so ist worden der see von wörth.
fecit heinz goll vlg. käfer 1965.

Sculptor

Heinz Goll (Klagenfurt 1934 - Sibaté/Cundinamarca, Colombia 1999), Austrian sculptor, mostly active in Colombia (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Denkmäler & Brunnen.
Wikipedia, Liste der denkmalgeschützten Objekte in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee-Klagenfurt.

Locatie (N 46°37'28" - E 14°18'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: atka035; Photograph: 12 September 2016
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