St. Urbans-Brunnen - Basel, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.665 E 007° 35.216
32T E 393701 N 5268485
A historic fountain in Basel.
Waymark Code: WMABNQ
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/20/2010
Views: 10
This fountain is from 1448. The whole fountain or parts (usually the statue) had to be replaced with copies in the early 16th century, 1873, 1911 and 1953.
The statue is pope Urban I. of the 3rd century, he is the patron saint of wine growers and wine merchants. Until the 1830s the statue of this fountain was ornamented on St. Urban's feast day, May 25th. People put a glass of wine in each hand of the statue, one white, one red. When it did not rain into this wine for the whole day, it was seen as a happy omen for the coming wine year.
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