Historical landmark
Fontaine Roesselmann
Bronze fountain with spouting fish, honoring a medieval provost who died defending the city gate.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Fontaine Roesselmann in Colmar starts at the bronze fish spitting water into its basin and moves up to the provost it honors, Jean Roesselmann, who died defending the city gate in twelve sixty-two. From there it follows the money story the fountain leaves out: his son Walther, who inherited his office and later picked a fight of his own with a Habsburg king over an emergency property tax. You will hear how that quarrel with the crown played out for a family already known for defying power. Best heard standing right at the basin, where the fish still spit.
This audio guide was created using AI.