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Margrave's Fountain (Markgrafenbrunnen), Bayreuth

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Margrave's Fountain (Markgrafenbrunnen), Bayreuth

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Margrave's Fountain (Markgrafenbrunnen), Bayreuth

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Schlossterrassen Bayreuth – Wittelsbacherbrunnen Bayreuth loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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2. Hofgarten Bayreuth – New Palace Bayreuth loop from Untere Röth

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3. Hofgarten Bayreuth – Röhrensee Park and Zoo loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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Caro "Bandit"

February 25, 2020

Artful fountain in front of the New Palace. In the center is an equestrian statue of the Margrave, from which the fountain takes its name. The fountain was created in the years 1699 to 1705. The model at that time was the Sun King Ludwig XIV.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

June 16, 2025

Bayreuth's most magnificent fountain is undoubtedly the Margrave Fountain in front of the New Palace, featuring the equestrian statue of Margrave Christian Ernst. It was created between 1699 and 1705 by Bayreuth's court sculptor Elias Räntz. The Margrave, who had clearly stipulated that "nothing at all should be undertaken without the prior knowledge of the Prince," provided the materials and tools to ensure that this masterpiece, made of fine-grained sculptural sandstone (from Hartmannsreuth and Lessau), would become a success to his credit. The fountain was inaugurated on July 27, 1700—on the occasion of His Most Serene Highness's 56th birthday—and initially stood in the inner courtyard of the Old Residence. It was completed (according to the chronogram in the inscription on the base) in 1705.

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Birgit

June 18, 2017

The margrave fountain at Bayreuth shows a central statue of an equestrian statue of margrave Christian Ernst. It is surrounded by four groups of figures that symbolize the rivers that spring from the Fichtelgebirge.
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markgrafenbrunnen_(Bayreuth)
The Margrave Fountain stands in front of the New Castle.

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Claudia

October 13, 2020

A beautiful fountain, beautiful facades, great park. We had a very nice day in Bayreuth.

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Dieter

March 3, 2025

There was certainly a beautiful fountain in front of the castle, but it was enclosed over the winter so that it could not be seen. This applies to almost all statues and fountains in Bayreuth.

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October 3, 2021

Opulent fountain with the equestrian statue of the margrave

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breddy

October 5, 2021

The representative fountain in front of the New Palace

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Naxxos

July 13, 2022

Due to the current drought, unfortunately no longer filled with water!

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Albrecht

May 21, 2023

Great fountain ⛲️

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thatsmirkoalright

August 5, 2022

The depiction on the fountain is a little brutal, which is sure to cause a lot of talk these days.

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JakobusPilger

January 12, 2022

At this point / I would like to quickly / say something about the source
(even if it corresponds to the art of poetry / if this 'source' is a 'well'):
To quote the incomparable humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 - 1979), who was known to a wide audience for his word jokes and "Noch'n poem", with a short quatrain:
"There is certainly much beauty in
on the element, the wet.
Because you can drink the water.
But you can - also leave it."
(H.Erhardt)

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Margrave's Fountain (Markgrafenbrunnen), Bayreuth

1. Schlossterrassen Bayreuth – Wittelsbacherbrunnen Bayreuth loop from Bayreuth Hbf

2. Hofgarten Bayreuth – New Palace Bayreuth loop from Untere Röth

3. Hofgarten Bayreuth – Röhrensee Park and Zoo loop from Bayreuth Hbf

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