Zähringen Fountain
Zähringenbrunnen, Kramgasse, Berne - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)31 328 12 12
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Located at the western end of Kramgasse, the Zähringen Fountain is dedicated to Berchtold V, the Duke of Zähringen and founder of Berne. It was erected in 1535 by Hans Hiltbrand and depicts an armoured bear with the Zähringen coat of arms and a tiny bear between its legs. Whilst the column, capital and statue are by Hiltbrand, the basin is by Laventi from 1889. Legend has it that Berne was named after the bear, the first animal killed by Berchtold in 1191, the year the city was founded, and it was also adopted as its heraldic symbol.
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