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Spitting Fountain of the Cunning Allgäuers (Wangen im Allgäu)

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Spitting Fountain of the Cunning Allgäuers (Wangen im Allgäu)

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Spitting Fountain of the Cunning Allgäuers (Wangen im Allgäu)

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    April 30, 2023

    The "repressed Allgäuers" - spitting fountain, Wangen im Allgäu
    Spitting fountain
    In the summer of 1997, a monument was erected to the "repressed" Allgäuers in front of the sacristan's house at the transition from the upper to the lower town. The saying that of six Allgäuers "bent on top of each other", the lowest one is as "repressed" as the highest one, was brilliantly implemented by the Lower Bavarian artist Joseph Michael Neustifter from Eggenfelden with the fountain sculpture he created. At the inauguration, the then mayor Dr. Jörg Leist admitted that men are a little more "repressed" than the fairer sex, which is why the sculpture is "pure-bred". The artist suggests that the clergy are not free of "repression" either with the lowest figure, which represents a clergyman. Various figures such as the "soft-spoken man" and the "card player" weigh on him. The lower figure with the mask held up is the sculpture that turns it into a fountain: it spits at unsuspecting passers-by at intervals, at least during the warm season. Anyone who gets wet in this way is responsible for the damage and does not need to worry about the mockery or malicious joy of those around them!
    Text / Source: Guest Office - Tourist Information, Bindstraße 10, 88239 Wangen im Allgäu
    wangen-tourismus.de/entdecken-erleben/kleinode-und-schaetze/sehenswuerdigkeiten/die-verdruckten-allgaeuer

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      April 30, 2023

      The "printed Allgäu" - spitting fountain, Wangen in the Allgäu
      Spit fountain
      In the summer of 1997, a monument to the “printed” Allgäu residents was erected in front of the sacristan's house at the transition from the upper to the lower town. The Lower Bavarian artist Joseph Michael Neustifter from Eggenfelden has brilliantly implemented the saying that out of six Allgäu residents who are “bent” on each other, the bottom one is as “printed” as the top one with the fountain sculpture he created. At the inauguration, the mayor at the time, Dr. Jörg Leist definitely appeals to the fairer sex, which is why the sculpture is “purebred”. The artist assumes that the clergy are not free from “pressure” either with the lowest figure, which represents a clergyman. Various figures such as the “quiet treader” and the “card player” weigh on him. The lower figure with the mask held up is the sculpture that turns it into a fountain: it spits at intervals on unsuspecting passers-by, at least during the warm season. Anyone who gets wet so unexpectedly is responsible for the damage and does not have to worry about the ridicule or gloating of those around them!
      Text / Source: Guest Office - Tourist Information, Bindstraße 10, 88239 Wangen im Allgäu
      wangen-tourismus.de/entdecken-erleben/kleinode-und-schaetze/gehenswuerdigkeiten/die-verdruckten-allgaeuer

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        April 30, 2023

        The "repressed Allgäuers" - spitting fountain, Wangen im Allgäu
        Spitting fountain
        In the summer of 1997, a monument was erected to the "repressed" Allgäuers in front of the sacristan's house at the transition from the upper to the lower town. The saying that of six Allgäuers "bent on top of each other", the lowest one is as "repressed" as the highest one, was brilliantly implemented by the Lower Bavarian artist Joseph Michael Neustifter from Eggenfelden with the fountain sculpture he created. At the inauguration, the then mayor Dr. Jörg Leist admitted that men are a little more "repressed" than the fairer sex, which is why the sculpture is "pure-bred". The artist suggests that the clergy are not free of "repression" either with the lowest figure, which represents a clergyman. Various figures such as the "soft-spoken man" and the "card player" weigh on him. The lower figure with the mask held up is the sculpture that turns it into a fountain: it spits at unsuspecting passers-by at intervals, at least during the warm season. Anyone who gets wet in this way is responsible for the damage and does not need to worry about the mockery or malicious joy of those around them!
        Text / Source: Guest Office - Tourist Information, Bindstraße 10, 88239 Wangen im Allgäu
        wangen-tourismus.de/entdecken-erleben/kleinode-und-schaetze/sehenswuerdigkeiten/die-verdruckten-allgaeuer

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