Nothing is explained to you in the tiny park. There's only the funny statue of Friedhelm Zilly. Here's the story:
"The Moon Sprinklers
Many years ago, a farmer in Wössingen …

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Kristian

March 24, 2025

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The sculpture "Moon Splasher" in the Wössingen Civic Garden, which derives from the nickname of the Wössingen residents, is based on the fact that once, when the moon shone on the water, they believed the water was burning and set out with fire engines.

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February 11, 2022

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Sculpture by sculptor Friedhelm Zilly from 2012.
The people of Wössingen are nicknamed "Moon Splashers," explains Wolfgang Dehm. Why this is so becomes clear in the Moon Splasher Park, where a fountain tells the story.
Source: bnn.de/karlsruhe/pfinztal/walzbachtal/wie-die-woessinger-an-den-spitznamen-mondspritzer-gerieten

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