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Wisent Fountain

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Wisent Fountain

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  • Location: Bad Alexandersbad, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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    September 16, 2022

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    The Wisent Fountain is located behind the Old Kurhaus. The large rose quartz bison next to the water basin has an interesting history: As a symbol of the primal power of water, the figure was intended by Hermann Göring to adorn a national park during the Third Reich. The rose quartz came from the former Czech Republic. However, it was never completed due to the end of the war.
    During the 1970s, the unfinished bison was completed by a local stone sculptor and placed next to the fountain.
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    The European bison (Bos bonasus; commonly also Bison bonasus) is a European cattle species (Bovini). Bison were found in the primeval forests of Western, Central, and Southeastern Europe until the early Middle Ages. Their habitat is temperate deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests.

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    Location: Bad Alexandersbad, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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