Eisenbarthbrunnen, Heritage-listed fountain in Magdeburg, Germany

Eisenbarthbrunnen is a fountain in Magdeburg's old town, built in 1939 by sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz. A tall, slender shell-limestone pillar rises from an octagonal stone trough, topped by a smaller-than-life bronze figure of Doctor Eisenbarth. Four pipes pour water from the pillar's sides, and eight bronze panels decorate the trough's outer faces.

The fountain was unveiled on 9 June 1939, a gift from the Mitteldeutsche Landesbank to the city of Magdeburg. It was built beside the bank's extension, now the Neues Rathaus, on the site of the Haus Zum güldenen Apfel, Johann Andreas Eisenbarth's home from 1703. The bank commissioned Stuttgart sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz, who submitted sketches in 1938. The fountain survived the wartime air raids and was restored in 1998.

The fountain honours Johann Andreas Eisenbarth, known as "Doktor Eisenbarth", a travelling surgeon and cataract specialist who lived in the nearby Haus Zum güldenen Apfel from 1703. Four bronze panels on the octagonal trough show scenes from his life, including his entry into Magdeburg and a tooth operation, while inscribed panels reproduce the Eisenbart-Lied that made him famous.

The fountain stands at the transition between the old building and the 1930s extension of the Landesbank, today's Neues Rathaus, on the former Neuer Weg. The octagonal stone trough is fed by four spouts from the central Muschelkalk pillar. The bronze figure and tablets were cast in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. The fountain was restored and its pump renewed in 1998.

One bronze relief shows the healing of Colonel von Grabnitz in Stargard, a commission King Frederick William I ordered on 7 February 1716. Sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz thus honoured his own ancestor, and he gave the panels a three-dimensional depth instead of the planned silhouettes.