The Rubens Fountain in the Castle Grounds
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/ Der Rubensbrunnen stellt das Ringen von drei Städten um den Geburtsort von Peter Paul Rubens darPhoto: Dirk Herrmann, Gesellschaft für Stadtmarketing Siegen -
/ Der Rubensbrunnen im Siegener SchlossparkPhoto: Dirk Herrmann, Gesellschaft für Stadtmarketing Siegen
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/ Rubensbrunnen in einer WinternachtPhoto: Dirk Herrmann, Gesellschaft für Stadtmarketing Siegen
The “Rubens Fountain” in the grounds of the Upper Castle was created in 1935 by Hermann Kuhmichel, an artist from Siegen, to symbolize the historic wrangling of the three cities. It shows a group of three women huddling closely together, one with a child in her arms.
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Right into the 20th century, the cities of Antwerp, Cologne and Siegen vied with each other for the right to be known as the birthplace of Rubens. It was a Dutch archivist who brought the truth to light: Peter Paul Rubens was born in Siegen on June 28th 1577.
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Gesellschaft für Stadtmarketing Siegen
Updated: February 08, 2019
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50.874950, 8.030722
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50°52'29.8"N 8°01'50.6"E
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32U 431804 5636366
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The Rubens Fountain in the Castle Grounds
Burgstraße 20
57072 Siegen
57072 Siegen
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