Wendolinbrunnen - Bettingen, BS, Switzerland
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N 47° 34.258 E 007° 39.943
32T E 399647 N 5269479
This fountain was erected in the center of Bettingen to commemorate the union with Basel 400 years before.
Waymark Code: WMXKFC
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 01/24/2018
Views: 2
EN: This stone fountain located on the Lindenplatz in the center of Bettingen.
The fountain has a rectangular basin that is adjoined by a slightly smaller, octagonal one. On the cuboid fountain column is a statue of St. Wendelin. The side of the fountain column bears the inscription: "In memory of the union with Basel."
The village Bettingen was bought in 1513 by the city of Basel and thus became part of Switzerland. The negotiations on the details with the previous owners, the Truchsessen von Wolhusen, however, dragged on until 1522.
The 400th anniversary of the union was in 1913. The statue, created by sculptor Walter Suter was finished in 1921.
DE: Dieser Steinbrunnen befindet sich auf dem Lindenplatz im Zentrum von Bettingen.
Der Brunnen hat einen rechteckigen Trog an den ein etwas kleinerer, achteckiger anschliesst. Auf der quaderförmigen Brunnensäule befindet sich eine Statue von St. Wendelin. Die Seite der Brunnensäule trägt die Aufschrift: "Zur Erinnerung an die Vereinigung mit Basel."
Das Dorf Bettingen wurde 1513 von der Stadt Basel gekauft und somit Teil der Schweiz. Die Verhandlungen über die Einzelheiten mit den Vorbesitzern, den Truchsessen von Wolhusen, zogen sich aber noch bis 1522 hin.
Der 400. Jahrestag der Vereinigung war 1913. Die Statue stammt vom Bildhauer Walter Suter und wurde 1921 fertig gestellt.
Subject: Town
Commemoration: 400 years
Date of Founding: 1513
Date of Commemoration: 1921
Address:
Lindenplatz
4126 Bettingen
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
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