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Ilm-Kreis
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Hopfenbrunnen

Hop Fountain

1573 (1902)

Description

Fountain with an early 18th-century stone statue of a soldier with lance and shield with the coats of arms of Schwarzburg. He is colloquially named 'Günther der Streitbare' (Günther the Valiant). The statue and founten was reconstructed in 1902.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Brunnen in Arnstadt.
Klaus Reinhold, Chronik Arnstadt 704 - 2004: 1300 Jahre Arnstadt. Teil 1: Die Stadt. 2. erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage (PDF on-line), p. 455-456.

Locatie (N 50°50'3" - E 10°56'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth113; Photograph: 11 October 2018
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