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Ostermannplatz

Ostermann-Brunnen

Ostermann Fountain

Willi Ostermann
Mülheim am Rhein 1876 - Köln 1936
German lyricist, composer and singer of carnival songs and songs about Cologne, primarily in the German dialect of Kölsch
(Wikipedia)

Willy Klein
1939

Description

Triangular monument with portrait medaillon in a circular fountain basin. On the long sides are the titles of three of Ostermann's songs: "och wat wor dat fröl;her schön doch en colonia", "kölsche mädcher künne bütze" and "wenn in colonia der karneval beginnt", On the three corners of the monument are figures from Ostermann's songs: "et stina", "de tant" and "et billa".

Köln - Ostermann-Brunnen

Annotation

The fountain was reconstructed in 1997.

Sculptor

Willy Klein, German sculptor.

Sources & Information

Köln-Tourismus, Denkmäler & Brunnen in Köln.
Wikipedia, Kölner Brunnen.
Kölnerecken, Der Ostermann Brunnen - och wat wor dat fröher schöné .
Willi Ostermann Gesellschaft e.V., Ein groéer Name verpflichtet.
Denkmalplatz, Köln.

Locatie (N 50°56'16" - E 6°57'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw490; Photograph: 14 May 2016
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