Gänseliesel-Brunnen Göttingen, Bronze fountain at Market Square, Germany.
The Gänseliesel fountain features a bronze statue of a young girl herding geese, standing beneath a neo-gothic canopy in front of Göttingen's medieval town hall.
The fountain, designed by Heinrich Stöckhardt and Paul Nisse, replaced an 18th-century water source after winning second place in a public competition in 1898.
Doctoral graduates from the University of Göttingen maintain a tradition of presenting flowers and kissing the statue after receiving their degrees.
The fountain stands at coordinates 51.532709 latitude and 9.935101 longitude, with accessibility features for visitors using wheelchairs.
The original statue now resides in the town museum, while a replica continues to receive traditional visits from graduating students at the fountain location.
Location: Göttingen
Inception: 1901
Creator: Paul Nisse, Friedrich Heinrich Stöckhardt
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
GPS coordinates: 51.53271,9.93510
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:20
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