Rückgrat-Brunnen

Rückgrat-Brunnen is a fountain in , . Rückgrat-Brunnen is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: fountain by Günter Ohlwein at the market place in Spandau, Berlin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Spine Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Nicholas (Spandau) and Spandau Citadel.

Church
Photo: PetrusSilesius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Rückgrat-Brunnen.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a fortress in , , one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the and the , it was designed to protect the town of , which is now part of Berlin. is situated 720 metres northeast of Rückgrat-Brunnen.

Metro station
Photo: Ingolf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a station in the district of , on that city's U-Bahn line U7. It takes its name from the , the historic central area of the former independent city of Spandau. is situated 220 metres northeast of Rückgrat-Brunnen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt Spandau and Tiefwerder.

Quarter
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic centre of the borough in the western suburbs of , situated on the right bank of the river by its confluence with the tributary.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lienhard Schulz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
encompasses both a village and a Werder along the Havel River in the district of . While the village of , along with the neighboring southern port of Spandau, falls under the jurisdiction of the district of Spandau, the surrounding forested areas, meadows, and water areas of the Werder are administratively part of the district of .

Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
The northwest of Berlin consists of the boroughs of Spandau and Reinickendorf was urbanized in the 19th century. Before that, it largely consisted of small towns.

Rückgrat-Brunnen

Latitude
52.53736° or 52° 32′ 15″ north
Longitude
13.20408° or 13° 12′ 15″ east
Inception
1982
Open location code
9F4MG6P3+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11244421545
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q114347206
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In Other Languages

“Rückgrat-Brunnen” goes by many names.

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