In honor of its founder Ludwig Bechstein, the Hennebergisch-Altertumsforschende Verein (HAV) opened a monument fund for the construction of a fairy tale fountain worth 8,500 gold marks on his 100th …

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The fountain, built in 1909 and created by Robert Diez, is dedicated to the writer, fairy tale and legend collector Ludwig Bechstein (1801 to 1860).

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The fairytale fountain was designed in honor of Ludwig Bechstein, who, like the Brothers Grimm, was dedicated to collecting and compiling German fairy tales.

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Location: Meiningen, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany

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