Froschbrunnen

Froschbrunnen stands in Frankfurt’s Zeilsheim district, where Welschgrabenstraße provides its setting. Red sandstone forms the fountain, created and installed in 1992. A frog sculpture sits on a 50-centimetre pedestal above a round basin. The shell-shaped body surrounds water that the frog spouts into when activated.

An earlier frog sculpture stood here from 1984 until 1992, before it was stolen. Residents helped replace it, including Paul Marosch and the singing group Alt Zeilsheimer Kellergeister. The current figure measures about 60 by 45 centimetres and arrived during the ninth Froschbrunnenfest. Once a year, the local club ring turns Welschgrabenstraße into a festival promenade with children’s slides, mini vehicles, ball games, and bouncy castles. During that celebration, the fountain stays dry while the frog remains the centre of a community gathering.