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Herford
(Stadt Herford)
Lkr. Herford
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Brüderstraße / Gehrenberg

Jahrhundertbrunnen

Centennial Fountain

Bonifatius Stirnberg
1997

Description

Fountain with several Herford characters:

Mutter Grün (Mother Green), a 'flying trader' who sold haberdashery from her little cart.
Trompeten Oskar (Trumpet Oskar), who liked to play for a beer a song on his trumpet. He was married to Mutter Grün.
Herford Schausteller (Herford showmen), represented by two children in a carrousel rocket.


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The fountain is erected to commenorate the centennial of the public drinking water supply in Herford.

Inscription(s)

100 jahre
öffentliche
trinkwasser
versorgung
stadtwerke
herford gmbh
1996

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Brunnen in Herford.

Locatie (N 52°6'52" - E 8°40'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw293; Photograph: 2 April 2014
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