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Datterich Fountain

Datterich Fountain

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Datterich Fountain

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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Ingrid B. 🇺🇦

July 16, 2021

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Bernd Blum

October 9, 2022

So beautiful! A great memorial for a Darmstadt original!

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

December 3, 2022

The Datterich fountain stood on Luisenplatz in front of the north entrance to the Luisencenter from 1982 to 1996. Today the fountain stands as a dry plastic - without a fountain function - in front of the north entrance (old town entrance) of the city library.

The bronze fountain sculpture was designed by the Aachen sculptor Bonifatius Stirnberg. It consists of movable bronze figures that stand on a movable metal wheel and were modeled on the main characters of the literary work Datterich.

Originally there was a metal helix in the middle of the sculpture, which Stirnberg replaced with a bronze stage curtain.

The movable figures were not moved by water power. The figures could or can be moved manually by the audience. The fountain monument is a popular photo motif.
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Elevation 150 m

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1. Giant Sequoia (Park Rosenhöhe) – Löwentor Rosenhöhe loop from University District

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