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Turckheim Office
Tourist Office of Colmar and its region
Place Unterlinden
68000 COLMAR - FRANCE
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OPENING HOURS
Monday to Saturday: 9am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm
Closed on Sundays
Anti-covid sanitary measures
We have put in place sanitary measures to guarantee you a better safety during your stay in our premises.
Rearranged reception area
Disinfection of hands on entry
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Descriptif lieu
This fountain, designed by Auguste Bartholdi in 1898 is surmounted by a bronze statue of Lazare de Schwendi (1522-1583). Demolished in 1940, the fountain was rebuilt after the war with a smaller fountain basin, oriented differently. The statue is now back on the former customs place.
Lazare de Schwendi was war chief between 1564 and 1568 under the emperor Maximilian II and fought against the Turks in Hungary, from where he would have brought the grape variety from Tokay. Auguste Bartholdi was inspired by this legend and decided to represent Lazare de Schwendi with a vine stock in the hand.