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Schwarzer Brunnen Fountain

Schwarzer Brunnen Fountain

Highlight • Monument

Schwarzer Brunnen Fountain

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(55)

Road cycling

4.1

(18)

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Location: Thuringia, Germany

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December 27, 2022

Hiking

In memory of 70 people who died in an explosion of a powder wagon used by Napoleon's French army

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January 24, 2023

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In late summer 1810, French military convoys passed through the town of Eisenach every five to seven days. Their mission was to deliver gunpowder and ammunition to the French occupation …

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March 3, 2024

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It commemorates a catastrophe that happened at this point in Eisenach, when a French ammunition transport exploded for unknown reasons on the way back to France on the evening of September 1st, 1810. The explosion killed 62 people and caused 9 houses to collapse and 24 houses to burn. The city built this iron fountain with black balls in the middle and black hemispheres on the water reservoirs in 1817, which was renovated in 1910.

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Elevation 270 m

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Tuesday 10 November

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-2°C

89 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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