"Marriage Carousel" Fountain - Nuremberg, Germany
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N 49° 27.038 E 011° 04.263
32U E 650105 N 5479614
The "Marriage Carousel" created by Prof. Jurgen Weber, according to a poem by Hans Sachs in 1541: "Bitter-Sweet Married Life."
Waymark Code: WM47NY
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member huggy_d1
Views: 196

We viewed this fountain during the coldest spell Nuremberg has seen in years. Temps below freezing and snow. Please submit some photos of the fountain in action or visit the website to enjoy some views.


"Bitter-Sweet Married Life"
(partial translation obtained thru googling)

God be praised and honored
who has given me a god-fearing wife
with whom I have lived for twenty-two years
God gave me a home even longer
Although in my married life
both sweet and sour have often happened
'My wife' is heaven and hell, devil and angel, peace and strife.

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