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Quack-Brunnen

Pfingstquack Fountain

Ludwig Nobis
1934

Description

Statue of a man with a "Pfingstquack" standing on a sphere. The 'Pfingstquack' is a folkloristing tradition at Pentecost in the Palatinate and Alsace.

Sculptor

Ludwig Nobis, German architect from Saarbrücken.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Baudenkmäler in Ottweiler.
Saarbrücker Zeitung, 8 September 2015, Ein Brunnen mit Geschichte.

Locatie (N 49°24'15" - E 7°9'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: desl050; Photograph: 30 May 2019
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