St Veit an der Glan - Fountains

To the north of the Plague Column in the St Veit an der Glan Hauptplatz stands the Schlüsselbrunnen ("Key Fountain"), with a Romanesque basin from the Zollfeld and a fine bronze figure of a miner (1566) in the center. The southern half of the square is adorned by a further fountain with a bronze figure (1676; restored 1960) of the poet Walther von der Vogelweide, who lived for some time in St Veit. The basin, supported on a stepped plinth, is surmounted by a finely wrought grille.