Gänseliesel-Brunnen, Bronze fountain in Mitte, Hannover, Germany
The Gänseliesel-Brunnen is a bronze fountain by Carl Dopmeyer, unveiled on 5 November 1898, showing a goose-herding girl as a bronze statue. Until August 2024 it stood at the northeastern edge of the Steintorplatz in Hannover.
Created by Carl Dopmeyer and unveiled on 5 November 1898, the fountain first stood further north on An der Goseriede. It was dismantled in 1981/82 for underground railway works and put back into service in 1984 on the redesigned Steintorplatz. In August 2024 it was removed again for the square's planned redesign, with reinstallation planned on the Goseriedeplatz created in 2014 near its original site.
The figure on the fountain recalls when geese grazed outside the city walls and shaped the area's character. It shows how livestock raising once mattered to daily life in Hannover.
The fountain sits on a central plaza and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets. Daytime visits work best for seeing the details of the bronze reliefs and statue clearly.
The fountain was removed in August 2024 for the planned redesign of Steintorplatz. It is to be reinstalled on Goseriedeplatz, created in 2014 near its original site. The name Gänseliesel refers to a goose-herding girl, and Goseriede is Low German for a goose run.
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