Margrave Fountain

The Margrave Fountain is a fountain in , Germany. It was built as a monument for Margrave Christian Ernest of Brandenburg-Bayreuth after he had participated in the liberation of , which had been besieged by the Turks in 1683.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bayreuth2009, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-62-000-205 (0) in Bayreuth, Bavaria
  • Also known as: “Brunnen” and “Chronogramm (Markgrafenbrunnen Bayreuth)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Margravial Opera House and Urwelt-Museum Oberfranken.

Theater building
Photo: Chianti, FAL.
The is a Baroque opera house in the town of , . Built between 1745 and 1750, it is one of Europe's few surviving theatres of the period and has been extensively restored. is situated 280 metres northeast of Margrave Fountain.

Museum
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 140 metres north of Margrave Fountain.

Community center
Photo: GertGrer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community center, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Margrave Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moritzhöfen and Sankt Georgen.

Suburb
Photo: Roehrensee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is an 18th-century planned new town, today a district of the city of in .

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a suburb.

Margrave Fountain

Latitude
49.9421° or 49° 56′ 32″ north
Longitude
11.577° or 11° 34′ 37″ east
Open location code
8FXHWHRG+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37489508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q1900686
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Polish—“Margrave Fountain” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Residenzplatz and Markgrafenbrunnen.

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