Lorelei Fountain
The Lorelei Fountain, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial, is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx, New York City, near the Bronx County Courthouse.Photo: Schreibkraft, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: Fountain and monument in the Bronx, New York City
- Also known as: “Heinrich Heine Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yankee Stadium and Joyce Kilmer Park.
Yankee Stadium
Stadium
Photo: eviltomthai, CC BY 2.0.
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City, United States. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Yankee Stadium is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Lorelei Fountain.
New York Yankees Museum
Museum
Photo: Y2kcrazyjoker4, CC BY 3.0.
The New York Yankees Museum is a sports museum located at Yankee Stadium on the main level at Gate 6. It is sponsored and presented by Bank of America and is dedicated to baseball memorabilia for the New York Yankees. New York Yankees Museum is situated 840 feet northwest of Lorelei Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highbridge and Melrose.
Highbridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Melrose
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Melrose is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It adjoins the business and onetime theater area known as The Hub.
South Bronx
Quarter
Photo: Futurebird, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Grand Concourse, Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris.
Lorelei Fountain
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.8275° or 40° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-73.92319° or 73° 55′ 24″ westInception
July 8th, 1899Open location code
87G8R3HG+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 565419878OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q1596396
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Lorelei Fountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Lorelei Fountain” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “罗蕾莱喷泉”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة لوريلى”
- German: “Heinrich-Heine-Denkmal”
- German: “Loreley Fountain”
- Romanian: “Monumentul lui Heinrich Heine (Bronx)”
- Romanian: “Monumentul lui Heinrich Heine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heinrich Heine Fountain and Lou Gehrig Plaza.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Citi Bike - Grand Concourse & E 161 St and 161st Street–Yankee Stadium.
New York: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into New York City, Buffalo, Manhattan, and West Side.
Curious Fountains to Discover
Uncover intriguing fountains from every corner of the globe.