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Frog Fountain

Robert Enders
1995

Description

Fountain with sculptures of two 'fighting' frog, and a third frog aside. The figures illustrate the history of the Ützen (large toads) and the 'Pielepoggen' (small frogs), symbolizing the two competing shooting associations in Sulingen whose "kingdoms" are separated by the Sule.

Sculptor

Robert Enders (Sulingen 1928 - Sulingen 2003), German sculptor from Sulingen (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Sulingen.
Stadt Sulingen, Sehenswertes - Sulingen in Bildern.
Landschaftsverband Weser-Hunte e.V., Skulpturen und Objekte im öffentlichen Raum in den Landkreisen Diepholz und Nienburg/Weser, 2011 (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 52°40'57" - E 8°48'41") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens455; Photograph: 8 August 2016
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