[8] Ringelnatz Fountain on the Market Square
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Description
One of the attractions on the Wurzen Market Square is the trough fountain from 1983, dedicated to the artist Joachim Ringelnatz. The concept of combining the traditional city fountain with a trough and central post and the irretrievable humour of the poet, took over 10 years. What does the fountain depict? The bronze reliefs, interrupted by water-spewing masks, reference the lyrical work of Joachim Ringelnatz and its apparent contrast, such as the coarsely humorous and the deeply sensitive elements. The four water spouters made of sandstone polarize states between laughing and crying, while the facets of the poet are illustrated in the four reliefs - grouped in two sets. The poem templates range from cheerfully grotesque to the expression of inner loneliness and longing for love and security. On the reliefs, a symbolic main motif is depicted with accompanying scenes. The first shows a turbulent scene in a harbour pub ("The Sailor Kuttel Daddeldu´s Christmas Party"), the second a footballer in a vegetable market ("Football Madness"). The third relief is dominated by two poet figures, "Kuttel Daddeldu" rolled up in a carpet and "Prince Wittgenstein". Next to them appear a guinea pig on the toilet ("Homeless") and a crow ("The Crow"). On the fourth, in the middle of the image, an elephant that has escaped from the zoo in the urinal ("Stable Doors") is accompanied by a sad violinist ("Little Song") and a lonely man in front of a big city ("Blues").
POIs
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[1] Catholic Sacred Heart Church
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[2] Historic Building – City Hall
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[3] City Park of Wurzen
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[4] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – European Old Trade Route Crossroads
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[5] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the Former Eilenburg Gate
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[6] Historic Building – The Golden Eagle
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[7] Market Square
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[8] Ringelnatz Fountain on the Market Square
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[9] Old Town Hall at the Market Square
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[10] Old City Jail in the Town Hall Courtyard
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[11] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque on the Old City Wall
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[12] Reclining Bench
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[13] Museum of Cultural History featuring the Ringelnatz Collection
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[14] Bishop’s Palace Wurzen
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[15] St. Mary’s Cathedral
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[16] Old Custody Building – Birthplace of Lichtwer
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[17] Historic Building at 5 Cathedral Square
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[18] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the School Steps
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[19] Mill Towers of the "Wurzener Krietschwerke"
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[20] Post Gate of the Electorate of Saxony
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[21] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque of the Gaudlitz Family / Posthof above Postgasse
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[22] Birthplace of Ringelnatz
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[23] Historic Building – Birthplace of Schöttgen
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[24] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Art Nouveau Ensemble Rahn Houses
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[25] Wettin Column
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[26] St. Wenceslai Town Church including the Tower Keeper’s Residence
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[27] Post Mile Column
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[28] Park Grounds – Old Cemetery
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[29] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Soldatenwinkel
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[30] Plague House on the Old Cemetery
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[31] War Memorial on the Old Cemetery
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[32] Bismarck Tower on Wachtelberg, Dehnitz
