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Bad Lippspringe
Lkr. Paderborn
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kirchplatz

Mechanikus

Johann Fischer (1835-1905)
Tool maker of Bad Lippspringe, foretold a town fire. Nicknames Spökenkieker (Ghost-seer)

Josef Rikus
date?

Description

Stone statue of Mechanikus with outstretched hands and above him a the burning town of Bad Lippspringe.

Inscription(s)

"MECHANIKUS"
der lippspringer spökenkieker
johann fischer 1835-1905

Sculptor

Josef Rikus (Paderborn 1923 - Paderborn 1989), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stadt Bad Lippspringe, Mechanikus wird versetzt.
Spökenkieker, Der Name "Spökenkieker".

Locatie (N 51°46'49" - E 8°49'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw350; Photograph: 13 October 2014
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