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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

October 30, 2022

Four golden ladies or maidens surround the obelisk erected in 1825 on the Hotmannspief.

The cold water flowing from their jugs invites anyone who is thirsty to linger for a while. The location of the fountain, which was built in 1825 based on designs by Adam Franz Leydel, is historic. As early as the 14th century there was a running fountain at this spot, which was only enlarged in the 16th century and provided with a water bowl. Perhaps this is where its name comes from, because the carters, also called Hotmen, were allowed to water their horses at this fountain after their journey.
Source: aachen-tourismus.de/entdecken/sehenswuerdigkeiten/details/hotmannspief

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Frank Rmr

May 25, 2021

Fountain monument erected in 1825 at a water point that has existed since prehistoric times. The building material "bluestone" is also the typical building material of many historical houses in Aachen.

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Stephan N

December 11, 2022

The location of the fountain on Sandkaulstrasse - Sandkaulbach in Aachen is historical. This fountain was already documented in the city's accounts in the 14th century, around 1334. At that time and in the following two centuries, it was a simple so-called "running fountain". The fountain was then made larger and provided with a round water basin and an attachment around the 16th century. Since 1825, four virgins have been observing all directions. First, the obelisk was erected, the design of which was by city architect Adam Franz Friedrich Leydel. A few years later, the figures were added, the content of which is unclear.
The Hotmannspief was used intensively as a horse trough (at a time when there was still a lot of carriage traffic on Alexanderstrasse).
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aachen-stadtgeschichte.de/aachener-hotmannspief

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Hotmannspief Fountain

1. Hammocks at Lousberg Terrace – View of Soers from Lousberg loop from Aachen

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