Augustusbrunnen, Renaissance fountain in Rathausplatz, Augsburg, Germany.

Augustusbrunnen is a Renaissance fountain on Rathausplatz in Augsburg, topped by a central bronze statue of Emperor Augustus and surrounded at the base by four bronze river deity figures. The figures visible today are high-quality copies, as the original sculptures were moved to the Maximilianmuseum for conservation.

The fountain was cast between 1588 and 1594 by city founder Peter Wagner from models by the Dutch sculptor Hubert Gerhard, using bronze and brass; the basin and column are marble. The design may derive from Peter Candid, as two Louvre drawings of the figure are now attributed to him. The figures were removed and stored in February 1940, survived the war, and returned in 1950.

The four river figures around the basin each carry objects like oars or water jugs that hint at the role those waterways played in daily life. Looking closely at these details gives a sense of how water shaped the city's identity long before modern infrastructure.

The fountain stands not directly opposite the town hall but in front of the neighbouring Perlachturm, on the northern part of Rathausplatz. The square only reached its present size in the early 1960s, when war ruins were cleared and the fountain itself was moved a few metres north. Approach it from the Perlach side to see the ensemble as it was rearranged.

The fountain's bronze figures were removed and stored in February 1940, before the wartime air raids; the basin and central column survived largely undamaged, and the figures returned in 1950. The surrounding iron grille was only added back in 1984, completing the ensemble as seen today.