Hedwig Fountain
| Hedwig Fountain | |
|---|---|
| Hedwigbrunnen (German) | |
 Pictured in 2012, looking east | |
 | |
| Artist | Gustav Siber |
| Year | 1912 |
| Type | Public fountain |
| Medium | Stone |
| Location | |
The Hedwig Fountain (German: Hedwigbrunnen) or Lindenhof Fountain is a fountain in the Lindenhof hill in Zurich, Switzerland, which was built in 1912. The helmeted statue of a woman beside the fountain was made by Gustav Siber. It was built to honor the Zurich women, allegedly led by Hedwig ab Burghalden,[1] who defended the city by duping the army of Duke Albert I of Germany during the siege of Zurich in 1292. They dressed in full battle gear in order to trick the Habsburg army into thinking that the city was well protected [2][3] while their men were busy campaigning at Winterthur.
The fountain is among[4] the roughly 400 fountains fed by the city's separate spring water network.[5]
The fountain stands in front of Modestia cum Libertate Masonic Lodge.
References
[edit]- ↑ Bazzanella, Lothar. "The Lindenhof – where Zurich was saved by its women". Hello Zurich. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Where to Go". Berlitz: Switzerland Pocket Guide. Princeton, NJ: Berlitz Publishing Company. April 1999. pp. 30–31. ISBN 2-8315-7159-6.
- ↑ "Lindenhof (Hedwig) fountain on Lindenhof hill - Zürich, Switzerland". Way Marking. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ Stadt Zürich. "Brunnen Lindenhof" (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Stadt Zürich. "Brunnen: Quellwasserbrunnen". Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
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Media related to Lindenhofbrunnen at Wikimedia Commons
