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Innenstadt I in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
 

Tugendbrunnen
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The Virtue Fountain

Frankfurter Brunnen

 
 
Tugendbrunnen / The Virtue Fountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016
1. Tugendbrunnen / The Virtue Fountain Marker
Inscription.  
Klassizistischer Pumpen-brunnen -
1832 an der ehemaligen Hl.-Geist- Kapelle aufgestellt als Ersatz eines Rokokobrunnens von 1768, dessen allegorische "Tugendstatue” όber- nommen wurde.

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(English translation:)

Classical Pump-fountain. Was installed in 1832 at the former Holy Spirit Chapel as a replacement for a rococco fountain from 1768, but continuing to use that fountain's "Virtue" statue.

(Marker Number 4.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
 
Location. 50° 6.8′ N, 8° 41.047′ E. Marker is in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (Hesse). It is in Innenstadt I. It is at the intersection of Tφngesgasse and Hasengasse, on the right when traveling east on Tφngesgasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Hasengasse 4, Frankfurt am Main HE 60311, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jewish Ghetto Gate (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Staufermauer (about 180 meters away); Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace

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(about 210 meters away); Liebrauenkirche / Church of Our Lady (about 210 meters away); Frankfurt Romani Memorial (about 240 meters away); Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Johann Wolfgang Textor (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Dominikanerkloster / Dominican Monastery (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfurt am Main.
 
Tugendbrunnen / The Virtue Fountain and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016
2. Tugendbrunnen / The Virtue Fountain and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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Jun. 30, 2026