Vierländerin-Brunnen

The Vierländerin-Brunnen stands on Hamburg’s Hopfenmarkt, a small square in the Altstadt quarter. It is a protected monument designed by Franz Andreas Meyer and completed in 1878. The bronze statue of a young woman in local costume was made by Engelbert Peiffer. After wartime damage and later restorations, the fountain was moved to its present site in 1975. A major repair finished in 2019 returned the water to the basin and renewed the stone head and iron canopy. The fountain’s octagonal stone pedestal supports four bronze ducks that spout water into the basin. The central statue shows a girl carrying a yoke with baskets of vegetables at her feet. A cast-iron baldachin in neo-Gothic style shelters the figure, its triangular gables and roof crowned with floral motifs and lamps at each corner. The inscription on the pedestal reads “Am Markt lernt man die Leute kennen.” Visitors find the Hopfenmarkt a quiet corner near the busy harbour. The restored fountain now bubbles again, its ducks and girl catching the light. The canopy’s intricate ironwork and the fresh stone head stand out against the older buildings around the square. The inscription invites passers-by to pause and read the words carved a century ago.