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Ochtrup
Kr. Steinfurt
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Töpferstraße 10
(Töpfereimuseum)

Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen

Fountain of Encounter - Town's Fountain

Josef Krautwald
1988

Ochtrup / Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen

Description

Fountain with various representations from Ochtrup's history.

Above

Ochtrup - Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen
Woman with children;
Kiepenkerl (peddler), reminiscent of the pottery trade
Woman with basket and child

Between the large reliefs

Ochtrup - Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen
Present town coat of arms (Lamb of God)
Town coat of arms from the National Socialist era (eagle of the knightly family von Slade)
SANIERUNG 1973-1988 - Town centre redevelopment.
Below

Ochtrup - Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen
STIFT LANGENHORST 1178 - Langenhorst Abbey first documented in 1178
HAUS WELBERGEN 1298
DE NIE STADT OCHTORPE - town plan

Major fire in 1599, in which only seven houses remained standing;
Administrative building of Firma Gebr. Laurenz in 1894; Ochtrup - Brunnen der Begegnung - Stadtbrunnen
Refugees during World War II

Sculptor

Josef Krautwald (Borkendorf, Oberschlesien, [Burgrabice] 1913 - Rheine 2003), German sculptor from Rheine (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Heimatverein Ochtrup e.V., Denkmale.

Locatie (N 52°12'21" - E 7°11'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1148; Photograph: 31 July 2024
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STIFT LANGENHORST 1178 - Langenhorst Abbey first documented in 1178	HAUS WELBERGEN 1298	DE NIE STADT OCHTORPE - town plan
Major fire in 1599, in which only seven houses remained standing;	Administrative building of Firma Gebr. Laurenz in 1894;	Refugees during World War II