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Ahaus
(Stadt Ahaus)
Kr. Borken
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Oldekottplatz

Stadtbrunnen

Town Fountain

Bonifatius Stirnberg
1994

Description

Circular fountain basin with in the center a bronze tree. On the edge of the basin are three moveable sculpture groups: a Schützenhauptmann (marksmen's captain) in dress uniform, a farmer and his wife in woman in tradional regional costumes, and a wooden shoemaker with some pieces of his production and a schoolboy in warm clothing. In the basin is a mermaid, referring to the Ahauser Aa, and a fish, several ducks and a heron.

Ahaus - Stadtbrunnen

Annotation

Unveiled 17 September 1994.

Sculptor

Bonifatius Stirnberg (Freienohl 1933), German sculptor, famous for his fountains where the figures can be adjusted and moved (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Ahaus, Sehenswürdigkeiten in Ahaus.
Heimatverein Ahaus von 1902 e.V., Übersicht über die frei zugänglichen Bildstöcke, Wegkreuze, Denkmäler und Kunstwerke im Bereich des Heimatvereins Ahaus.

Locatie (N 52°4'29" - E 7°0'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw272; Photograph: 13 October 2012
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