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Lindavia-Brunnen

Lindavia Fountain

Wilhelm von Rümann
1884

Description

Fountain of red marble with bronze sculptures. On a central column stands a bronze statue of the town's patroness, 'Lindavia mit dem Lindenzweig' (Lindavia with the Linden branch), holding a rudder. On the plinth is the coat of arms of Lindau (a linden tree). On the four sides of the basin are sitting allegorical figures representing the former economical pillars of Lindau:

Lindau (Bodensee) - Lindavia-Brunnen
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Schifffahrt - Navigation, a man with a rudder and an anchor
Fischerei - Fishery, a man with a fishing net.
Weinbau - Viniculture, a woman with grapes.
Ackerbau - Agriculture, a woman with a scythe and a sheaf of corn.

The fountain was inaugurated om the occasion of the twenty-year reign of King Ludwig II.

Inscription(s)

errichtet
von
staat und stadt
im jahre
1884

Sculptor

Wilhelm von Rümann (Hannover 1850 - Ajaccio, Corse, 1906), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Lindau Tourismus, Lindaviabrunnen.

Locatie (N 47°32'44" - E 9°41'4") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby295; Photograph: 5 October 2014
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