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Cochem
Lkr. Cochem-Zell
Rheinland-Pfalz

Marktplatz

Martinsbrunnen

Martin's Fountain

Saint Martin
Savaria, Pannonia (now Szombathely, Hungary), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul 397
3rd Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints
(Wikipedia)

Anton Nagel
1935

Description

Bronze statue of Saint Martin on horseback sharing his cloak with a beggar, on the central column of a fountain.
The first Market Fountain, placed in 1459, was already provided with a statue of St. Martin, the patron saint of Cochem. This fountain no longer exists, because since the statue was weathered, the city fathers had demolished the old fountain and replaced it in 1863 with a new cast-iron fountain decorated with two lanterns, and on top a terracotta figure of St. Martin. The fountain was replaced in 1906, but the terracotta figure stayed until 1935, when it was replaced with the present bronze statue.

Cochem - Martinsbrunnen

Sculptor

Anton Nagel (Bulach 1882- ), German sculptor of Trier

Sources & Information

Rheinland-Pfalz, Marktplatz und Marktbrunnen in Cochem.
Europese Bibliotheek, Cochem in alten Ansichten (part on-line.

Tags

Town: Cochem
Kreis: Lkr. Cochem-Zell
Land: Rheinland-Pfalz
Country: Germany
Fountain
Martin, St.
Nagel, Anton

Locatie (N 50°8'43" - E 7°9'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: derp271; Photograph: 2 November 2015
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