The large cistern in the uppermost part of the castle hill is a 16 meter deep boiler with 5 circular wells, in which the rainwater from the roofs of the surrounding houses was derived and collected. It holds 900,000 liters and today serves as an extinguishing water reserve. The stone fountain from 1739 was supplemented in 1897 by a wrought-iron fountain.

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