The neo-Gothic cast-iron Gerhard fountain is located on Schlossplatz in Rendsburg and was named in honor of the sponsor of Rendsburg, the Schauenburg count Gerhard III. cast by the Rendsburger Carlshütte.

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Even today, the name "Schlossplatz" bears witness to the importance of Rendsburg as a medieval residence of the counts of Schauenburg. Here was the Reinholdsburg, first mentioned in 1199, which …

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In the middle of the Schlossplatzlatz stands the Gerhardsbrunnen from 1881, a casting from the Carlshütte in neighboring Büdelsdorf. He is reminiscent of Count Gerhard III, the Great (de grote Gerd), to which Rendsburg owes its written city charter (1339). A bronze casting next to it shows the cityscape of Rendsburg in the mid-17th century. For a long time the place was used for the weekly market.
Source: rendsburg.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/plaetze.html

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