Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhenish Hesse
Mainz

Marktbrunnen

The Marktbrunnen in Mainz is a renaissance fountain located at the ″Markt″ of . It was donated by elector Albert of Mainz and crafted in the workshop of the Mainz sculptor Hans Backoffen.
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  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: Water well located on the Marktplatz in Mainz, Germany
  • Inscription: “Empfange die Nachwelt, was Albert, der Fürst seinen Bürgern gab, die er als eifriger Beschützer des Ehrwürdigen herzlich liebt und immer lieben wird, damit sie Liebe mit Liebe vergelten mögen. Zu den Zeiten als Kaiser Karl V., allzeit Mehrer des Reiches,”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mainz Cathedral and Markt.

Church
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or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of , Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
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is situated 100 metres southeast of Marktbrunnen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Siedlung am Fichteplatz.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a district of the city , which is the capital of the German state in western . Kastel is the historical bridgehead of , the capital of the German state and is located on the right side of the Rhine river.

Marktbrunnen

Latitude
49.99947° or 49° 59′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.2741° or 8° 16′ 27″ east
Inception
1526
Open location code
8FXCX7XF+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1356545999
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­water_well
Wiki­data ID
Q1900994
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Marktbrunnen” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marktbrunnen”. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.