Fountain at Kreuzplatz Square

This beautiful fountain had a wooden precursor: the Ugarte-Fountain (built in 1830), which was named after its donor, Count Alois von Ugarte, President of the Province of Upper Austria.

When the basin of the old fountain needed renovation, the Ischl master mason Karl Drexler built a new fountain (1846-47) that still exists today. To finance its construction, money from the War Expenses Compensation Fund for the war years 1813-14 was used.

In 1874, there were changes to the location and the substructure of the fountain.

On a two-stage pedestal stands the octagonal basin made of grey Pötschen limestone. Its corners are accentuated by pilasters made of pink stone. In the middle of the basin, there is a pedestal with the market’s coat of arms and the year 1847. On the pedestal, there is enthroned a high-quality stone statue of St. John of Nepomuk. This baroque stone sculpture was previously located in a wall niche on the tower of the old administration building at the Traun bridge. That building was replaced by the Hotel Elisabeth building in 1842. During WWII, the metal halo was lost. The two gargoyles were remade during the last restoration in 2000.