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Gänsepeter Fountain

Gänsepeter Fountain

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Gänsepeter Fountain

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Andreas Maier + 🐕

December 26, 2020

The Gänsepeter Fountain was created in 1901 by the architect Paul Lauser, the sculptor Theodor Bausch, and the bronze caster Hugo Pelargus.

The fountain at the foot of the Hasenberg hill commemorates the fact that, in earlier times, a large number of geese from the surrounding villages were driven to the market in Stuttgart shortly before St. Martin's Day (November 11). It was financed equally by the city of Stuttgart and private donors and was inaugurated on St. Martin's Day in 1901.

Today, the maintenance and operation of the fountain are financed by the city of Stuttgart, the Stuttgarter Brünnele Foundation, and so-called fountain patrons. It is usually in operation from about mid-May to mid-September.

Source: Wikipedia

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Kristian

October 17, 2025

According to the inscription at the base, the sculpture was sculpted by Theodor Bausch. He was a professor at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts and left behind several works in Stuttgart that are still extant today. He contributed to the tomb of chocolate manufacturer Moser in the Pragfriedhof Cemetery, and he is credited with the coats of arms on the building of the State Trade Office, today's House of Industry. He also created one of the four large figures on the portico of the State Theater.

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Andi

August 23, 2022

Bronze sculpture depicting a gooseherd busy catching his escaped geese, which serve as gargoyles. Below, a powerful jet of water pours from the mouth of the bearded nickel into the basin.

Sculptor: Theodor Bausch (1849-1928), German sculptor.

Source: statues.vanderkrogt.net/object.php?record=debw145&webpage=ST

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Elevation 340 m

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3. Schwälblesklinge Gorge – St John's Church at the Feuersee loop from Schloss-/Johannesstraße

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