Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Stuttgart District

Postmichel Fountain

Stuttgart District

Postmichel Fountain

Highlight • Monument

Postmichel Fountain

Recommended by 161 hikers out of 167

Save

Location: Esslingen am Neckar, Landkreis Esslingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Postmichel Fountain

4.4

(21)

135

hikers

1. Esslingen Castle – Inner bridge Esslingen loop from Esslingen am Neckar

5.12km

01:26

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

5.0

(10)

156

hikers

2. Inner bridge Esslingen – Marktplatz Esslingen am Neckar loop from Pliensauvorstadt

3.56km

00:55

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.5

(4)

hikers

3. Neckarhaldentor Esslingen – Esslingen Castle loop from Esslingen-Mettingen

8.78km

02:26

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

Paul

September 8, 2024

Postmichel fountain, Essling am Neckar
The Postmichel fountain is located in the center of the old town and is the most important fountain in the history of Esslingen.
This location was the main route between Flanders and Northern Italy, the so-called trade route, which ran close to the shops in Esslingen. Coming from the Inner Bridge from Pliensau, there had been a bend in the road towards Ritterstrasse since the Middle Ages. This is why this fountain location was named Kaufbrunnen. The fountain kept this name until the 15th century.
In 1519, the Kaufbrunnen was renamed Fischmarktbrunnen. Not surprising, since the city fishermen lived near the Roßneckar and used the fountain trough as a fish box. When the classicist fish market fountain with its stone column was no longer in keeping with its time in 1878, it was moved to the "branch" in Wäldenbronn and expanded into an eight-pipe fountain.
A richly decorated cast-iron water bowl with a diameter of three meters was placed in the old town's prominent square. Donated by the widow Anna Hecker as a legacy from her husband, the senior public prosecutor Robert von Hecker. As early as 1915, a new donation from an Esslingen factory owner and former student of today's Georgii-Gymnasium allowed a change to be made to this spot. He erected a monument to the most popular legendary figure in Esslingen - the post rider Michel Banhard from Deggingen. The fountain location was given a new name and appearance by the Cannstatt sculptor Emil Kiemlen. The sculptor captured the most popular Esslingen legendary figure of Postmichel in four reliefs on the outside of the natural trough. They show how the postman finds the ring and how he shows it off in the pub. His execution is also depicted and how he appears to the citizens as a ghost with his head under his arm on Michaelmas night. On the stone fountain column, the postman is depicted in bronze on a horse with a horn in his hand.
The cast-iron fountain was then given its place in the Klaraanlage.
Text / Source: Esslinger Stadtmarketing & Tourismus GmbH, Marktplatz 16, Esslingen am Neckar
esslingen.de/,Lde/start/es_themen/brunnen.html

Translated by Google •

July 16, 2019

The Postmichel fountain is located in the center of the old town, the most important fountain in the history of Esslingen.
This location was the main route between Flanders and Northern Italy, the so-called trade route, which ran close to the shops in Esslingen. Coming from the Inner Bridge from Pliensau, there had been a bend in the road towards Ritterstrasse since the Middle Ages. This is why this fountain location was called the Kaufbrunnen. The fountain kept this name until the 15th century.
In 1519, the Kaufbrunnen was renamed the Fischmarktbrunnen. Not surprising, since the city fishermen lived near the Roßneckar and used the fountain trough as a fish box. When the classicist Fischmarkt fountain with its stone column no longer corresponded to its time in 1878, it was moved to the "branch" in Wäldenbronn and expanded into an eight-pipe fountain.
Source: esslingen.de/,Lde/start/es_themen/Postmichelbrunnen.html

Translated by Google •

Ramon

December 30, 2022

Yes, the Postmichel
Very beautiful fountain

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 280 m

Weather

Today

Saturday 22 November

-2°C

-8°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 0.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Esslingen am Neckar, Landkreis Esslingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

St. Dionys City Church, Esslingen am Neckar

Esslingen Wine Trail

Kernenturm

Burgsteige Stairway to Esslingen Castle

View of the Stetten Vineyards

Grabkapelle auf dem Württemberg

Herzogliche Kugelbahn - Station 16

Esslinger Wein-Erlebnisweg

Klein Venedig (Esslingen am Neckar)

View of Esslingen and the Neckar Valley from the Vineyards

Esslingen Old Town

Postmichel Fountain

1. Esslingen Castle – Inner bridge Esslingen loop from Esslingen am Neckar

2. Inner bridge Esslingen – Marktplatz Esslingen am Neckar loop from Pliensauvorstadt

3. Neckarhaldentor Esslingen – Esslingen Castle loop from Esslingen-Mettingen

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️