Kowelenzer Schängelche

The Schängel fountain

Facts about the fountain

The bronze figure portrays a real Koblenz boy and spits a jet of water several metres roughly every two minutes.

Designed
1940 by Professor Carl Burger from Mayen
Dedicated to
the Koblenz local poet Josef Cornelius (1849 to 1943)
Material
Basin of Eifel basalt lava, figure of bronze
Reliefs
Eight reliefs show boyish pranks in street scenes of historic Koblenz
Status
Cultural monument listed by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Location
Willi-Hörter-Platz, 56068 Koblenz (map)
The Schängel spitting a jet of water
The Schängel in action
Relief of boyish pranks on the fountain basin
One of the reliefs showing boyish pranks

The fountain in pictures

  • Basalt-lava basin with reliefs

    The basalt-lava basin with its reliefs

  • The fountain in front of the arcades

    The fountain in front of the arcades

  • The Schängel fountain in the courtyard

    The Schängel fountain in the courtyard

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