Beschreibung
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND LEGEND Today it is unimaginable for us to suffer hunger and to have to experience a war in our tranquil area. But during the Thirty Years' War, hemlock was also badly shaken. The Swedes plundered our ancestors so much that the population had hardly any food left. And so, according to legend, the lord of the castle at the time also had to starve. Without further ado, he grabbed his remaining geese, slaughtered them and hung them up in the bushes at the back of the castle to hide them from the enemy. Unfortunately, the Swedes found the animals and filled their stomachs with them. This is how the Schierlingers got the derisive nickname Gänshanger, which became an insult over time. It even went so far that there were stabbings between Schierling's boys and the neighboring villages. THE MONUMENT In 1980, this story and the desire of the people of Schierlingen for a beautification of the town hall square gave the sculptor Klaus Vrieslander (1940-2019) the opportunity to humorously reappraise the legend. Since then, the goose hanger fountain has adorned hemlock and the mocking name has become a trademark. A bronze Swedish musketeer, holding a goose by its neck, carrying one over its shoulder and having lost one, stands on the fountain trough made of local limestone. Even an association was founded in the year of the fountain's inauguration. Every four years, the Schierling Heritage Association organizes the "Gennßhenkerfest", which revives the time of the Thirty Years' War. Musketeers (soldiers with muskets) meet pikemen (soldiers with pikes), traders, jugglers, marquees, and the common folk to hold a practice shooting. In addition, there will be food and drinks as they were 370 years ago.
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