lohengrin fountain

Helas, in winterseason the fountains are shut down, never the less still beautifull. This Fountain (made by K. H. Seemann) is intertwined with the magical Lohengrin sage, which is about the first Klever whose origin dates back to the time of a Princess named Beatrix (Beatrice), who lived in the Swan Castle some 1000 years ago. Her father had died so she was forced to marry. During a walk along the Rhine at the foot of the mountain (at present named Kermisdahl) she was approached by a Swan who wore a gold chain around its neck and pulled behind it a boat on which a Knight stood. Barely a foot ashore told her he had come to defend her country. Beatrice fell in love with him and wanted to marry him. He said “Yes” under the condition: to never ask about his name or origin. The couple was happy and had three sons who, over time, became curious and tried to gather information from their mother: "from where originates our father? Ask him then!" She hesitated but nevertheless did ask the forbidden question to her Swan Knight. With a sad face he replied: "my name is Elias (Helias) and I come from the earthly paradise". Immediately the Swan appeared and disappeared with the Knight. Beatrice died a few months later of a broken heart.

Heel mooi beeld dat erg mooi de tweestrijd symboliseert tussen de zorg voor het gezin en een zo mogelijk nog hoger doel. Indrukwekkend.Het beeld bevindt zich op een pleintje waar men het vanop een terrasje bij een lekkere koffie of iets hartigers kan bekijken.

Der Lohengrin-Brunnen ist ein wirklich tollen Brunnen in der Fußgängerzone von Kleve. Er stellt einen Teil der Schwanensage der Stadt Kleve dar. Prinz Elias (Lohengrin) wird von einem Schwan hinfortgebracht, nachdem ihm seine Frau, Herzogin Beatrix, auf Drängen ihrer gemeinsamen Söhne nach seiner Herkunft gefragt hatte. Da Beatrix vor der Hochzeit jedoch versprechen musste, diese Frage nie zu stellen, war mit der "verbotenen Frage" das Glück der beiden vorbei. Er wurde nie wieder gesehen, sie starb bald darauf an einem gebrochenen Herzen. Den dragischen Moment des Abschieds hat der Künstler hier wirklich eindrucksvoll dargestellt!

Muito bonita a fonte, quando estive lá não estava funcionando mas em todo caso é interessante, próximo ao local existem várias lojas, restaurantes e bancos em formato de cisnes.