Sankt Georgsbrunnen

Sankt Georgsbrunnen rises on Kornmarkt as an eleven-metre Rococo fountain, with ornate stonework and water at its centre. Johannes Seiz, court architect of the Electoral Palace, created it between 1750 and 1751 for Elector Franz Georg von Schönborn.

Saint George crowns the structure, frozen above the dragon he defeats. Four figures around the base represent the seasons: a flower-bearing woman for spring, a woman with corn for summer, a man with grapes and a wine goblet for autumn, and an old man for winter. Empty shields once carried painted coats of arms associated with the city councillors.

The fountain originally stood farther east, before the old town hall, until wartime air raids severely damaged both structures. Careful post-war restoration reconstructed many elements before the fountain moved to its present position, leaving its former protective iron fence behind. Look up from the seasonal figures to the nine-metre-high statue of Saint George, which gives the square its most striking silhouette.