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Oskar Winter Fountain

Oskar Winter Fountain

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Oskar Winter Fountain

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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2. Leibniz House – Leine River loop from Linden-Süd

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3. Leibniz House – Oskar Winter Fountain loop from Calenberger Neustadt

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LindenLaune

February 8, 2021

For the 100th anniversary of the iron goods wholesaler of Oskar Winter and Wilhelm Meier on June 7, 1896, they had the magnificent fountain built in the old town of Hanover. He was supposed to advertise their business on the wood market. Hanoverians simply call the ornate water feature on the walk-in granite plinth in front of the Leibnizhaus "wishing well": a large ring is worked into the wrought iron grating around the massive natural stone basin, which supposedly makes every wish come true when you turn it. The correct name is actually Oskar-Winter-Brunnen.

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May 23, 2022

A legendary wishing ring is worked into the grid in the fountain.

It is said that he was first noticed in a London amusement park. The ring, said to have come from the Orient, did not conjure up a spirit, but it could help to make one or the other wish come true. The conductor of the Hanoverian elector discovered the ring and reported back. The elector was extremely interested and so the ring came to Hanover. In the gardens of Herrenhausen, the ring was used to entertain fine ladies and gentlemen on some days. The Elector rubbed the ring and wished for the British throne.

One day the ring was stolen by a bellboy. The theft was never completely cleared up, but a few years later an extremely successful merchant tradition developed in the family of one of the pages, which has lasted to this day. The ring then fell into oblivion. Around the same time as the Holzmarkt fountain was erected, the ring also reappeared. The beautiful daughter of a Hanoverian cooper found him in a warehouse in the old town. After sending her fiancé into the desert with the magical help of the ring, she came up with the idea of bringing him into the grid of the well. It can still be found here today, and many a town hall official still turns things around when business has faltered.
Source: hannover-discoveren.de/holzmarktbrunnen

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October 8, 2023

Turn the ring once and wish yourself something nice ✨😃

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Oskar Winter Fountain

1. Old Town Hall Hanover – Kreuzkirche Hannover loop from Oststadt

2. Leibniz House – Leine River loop from Linden-Süd

3. Leibniz House – Oskar Winter Fountain loop from Calenberger Neustadt

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