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(Samtgemeinde Bodenwerder-Polle)
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B83

Willkommensschild der Münchhausenstadt Bodenwerder

Welcome Sign of the Munchausen town of Bodenwerder

Fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785; the character is loosely based Hieronymus Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen (Bodenwerder 1720 - 1797).
(Wikipedia)

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in)
artist unknown
date?

Bodenwerder / Willkommensschild der Münchhausenstadt Bodenwerder

Beschreibung / Description

Colored plastic statue of Baron von Müchhausen riding on a cannonball. see also here.

A similar statue stands for the Munchausen museum.

Bodenwerder - Willkommensschild der Münchhausenstadt Bodenwerder

Künstler*in / Artist

Unbekannte(r) Künstler(in); Wenn Sie wissen, wer der/die Künstler(in) ist, lassen Sie es uns wissen.
artist unknown; Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 51°58'34" - E 9°30'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens483; Photograph: 28 August 2022
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