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MELLRICHSTADT The lion has again taken place The Prince Regent Luitpold fountain has been built before the VG Mellrichstadt

The lion roars again: And on the square in front of the joint management Mellrichstadt. As part of the urban redevelopment of the West Prince Regent Luitpold fountain was first mined in the marketplace and - after a 15-month waiting period - has now been built at its new location. Photo: Peter Federlein zoom in Not unlike many of his counterparts in the wild it's happened to the stone lion: he had to change his territory. Nearly 20 years had the stone king of the beasts was enthroned in the middle of the square majestically on the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain to the fountain in the wake of urban renewal had to give there. That meant the Bavarian coat of arms animal had to be "resettled". Now, after a 15-month waiting period, the stone lion has found his new station on the square in front of the administrative community Mellrichstadt.

Wednesday morning: On the hook of a crane is the Lion - carefully belted together with the chapter (essay) - lifted from the truck of the company Halbig down carefully added back to the wells and placed it steady - is at least 1.3 tons, the stone contour of the Bavarian heraldic animal. About this part stonemason Arthur room had watched like a hawk, but the construction of the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain, his first order of business after taking over the company Mellrichstadt Halbig was. Moreover, he had created even the stone lions - and had to settle for this as a template with two old black and white images from the City Archives. No wonder that had been stored in specially Steinmetzbetrieb since the removal from the market early March 2011, "his work".

The remaining wells parts, about 15 in number, as the round column - were housed together fountain base, the troughs and pools, the stone bench and the stairs were against it in the yard of the city Mellrichstadt - with a weight of 1.6 tons. Without steps of master stonemason estimates the total weight of the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain on nearly ten tons.

The return of the lions on the market in May 1992 had made many curious Mellrichstadt, rebuilding the square in front of the VG Mellrichstadt they pursued rather routinely. Finally, the preparatory and construction work had taken for the well over 14 days. The result may be that sometimes criticism, which was heard with the implementation of the well, finally silenced: On the square at the administrative community, compared to the savings bank and the circle gallery, I'm the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain - as before on the market place to the north aligned and south - "really good" to effect, as was to hear the part of the viewer again and again.

Short history in the city's history: 54 years after the destruction of the prince regent Luitpold fountain in 1938 by the Nazis then has restored the jewel again graced the marketplace. Previously stonemason Arthur had room for almost a year working around the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain, before the well was put back on his "crown" - the Bavarian heraldic animal. No easy task that had to deal with at that time the master stonemason. While significant portions of the original wells were still receive the lion had to be completely re-sculpted.

All in all, a very demanding work, such as Arthur room has described this task. Even when selecting the material he had shown great care: the stone lions had the master stonemason from Savonnieres, also called foam limestone due to its structure, chiseled. This French limestone is popular because of its special properties sculptors.

Not also present a bronze plaque was that carried the dedicatory inscription of the fountain. The head of the prince regent Luitpold father had room, master mason Herbert Halbig, re-modeled with the aid of an old stamp before the bas-relief with the portrait of the former rulers could once again adorn the fountain column.

Relics of Luitpold fountain located on the camp had decades of operation Steinmetz or were stored in the yard. Some parts were also well used "easily misused." For example, the two lateral troughs were found in the park cemetery use. Completely new in 1992 had to rebuild next to the lion and the bronze relief of the stone bench, the lower base of the troughs, the stairs and the small pool will be made on the back.

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Prince Regent Luitpold fountain Construction-destruction-reconstruction Relocations: The Fountain Mellrichstadt marketplace has experienced a lot. Owes its existence to the Prince Regent Luitpold fountain Nathan Stern, whose brother Max, the "Bank Nathan Stern & Son" in Mellrichstadt led. Nathan Stern, who lived at the time of its foundation in Berlin, paid the well and also gave a large sum even to the foundation, the Prince Regent Luitpold occasion of his 90th Birthday on the 12th Of March, 1911, his 25-year reign launched in June 1911 to life.

The well consisted of a round column with two lateral fountain basin, on a Bavarian lion holding the small Bavarian arms in the paws. For his generosity as a donor star Nathan was with the blessing of the fountain on 7 March 1912 awarded an honorary citizen of the city with the appointment, but was withdrawn from him again by council resolution 1933.

Nathan Stern survived the Nazi era, he had emigrated to England. Only recently, he was awarded honorary citizenship again and his name is high on the list of freemen at the market.

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Prince Regent Luitpold fountain Mellrichstadt 06.06.2012