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Sankt Pölten
Niederösterreich

Kremsergasse / Brunngasse

Krebsbrunnen

Crayfish Fountain

Hans Freilinger
1987

Description

Fountain with a bronze sculpture of two nude boys who are turning a large stone under which sits a crayfish.

Sankt Pölten - Krebsbrunnen

Sculptor

Hans Freilinger (St. Martin im Innkreis 1925 - 2012), Austrian carpenter, plasterer, sculptor, and bronze caster (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wunderheiler und Volksfeind: Anekdotische Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte der Krebse, p. 258 (PDF on line)/a>.

Location (N 48°12'24" - E 15°37'28")

Item Code: atno013; Photograph: 18 September 2016
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