Fountain "Man with Goose" in Miningen

In a small square in the northern part of the German city of Miningen, a fountain stands at the entrance to the park. This is a bronze young man in a fashionable hat with two geese he pins to himself. From the beak of geese, water pours into the pool. "Crowse shepherd" or "Men with geese" - this is the name of this fountain. The fountain in the city of Miningen is a copy of the same fountain, which is installed near the city hall in Nuremberg. This fountain is very popular in Germany, in several cities there are copies of it.

There are several legends associated with the fountain. One of them tells about a village guy who preferred beer to water, and took the last two geese went to the city to sell them and drink beer. It was a long journey. The guy's finally thirsty. Then the geese offered a deal, if he kept them alive, they would help quench his thirst. The guy agreed, and then crystal clear water flowed from the beaks of the geese. It is this legend that is captured in the fountain “Boy with geese”. The Boy with Goose Fountain is one of the oldest fountains in the city of Miningen, built in 1854. Today it is under the protection of the state.