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Emmerich am Rhein
(Stadt Emmerich am Rhein)
Lkr. Kleve
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Steinstraße

Nikolausbrunnen

Saint Nicholas Fountain

(4th century)
Bishop of Myra, patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students
(Wikipedia)

Karl Kaster & Werner Liesbrock
1986

Description

Statue of Saint Nicholas standing in a ship on a sphere, in a fountain basin.
On the basin are two circles with logos, one showing a cow and some palm trees and the name "Unichema international" and dates "1911-1986". The fountain is a gift form Unichema for its 75th anniversary. The other logo is of the "Kolpinfamilie Emmerich, 1861-1986", the designer Liesbrock works for the Kolpingwerkstatt Emmerich.

Sculptors

Karl Kaster (1926-2013), president of the Kolpingfamilie Emmerich.
Werner Liesbrock, German wood sculptor of Emmerich.

Sources & Information

Emmerich.de, Spaziergänge zur Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 51°49'52" - E 6°14'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw806; Photograph: 28 July 2022
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