Another one of Auguste Bartholdi’s statues, the Roesselmann Fountain was sculpted in 1888, and the bronze statue above represents the public judge Jean Roesselmann. He passed away while defending Colmar against the Bishop of Strasbourg, and he is also considered to be the first hero of the city. The statue was taken away by the Germans in 1943, but was restored and reinstalled in 1945 on a white stone monument decorated with four fishes. Today people use the steps below it to sit on.

The statue on top of the fountain is that of Jean Roesselmann, considered to be a first hero of Colmar. The statue is made of bronze and was sculpted by Auguste Bartholdi in 1888. Jean Roesselmann died defending Colmar against the forces of Bishop of Strasbourg.

A nice fountain by a very good architect, but there are no coins in it :/

Great looking fountain! Very well mantained

Great location, wonderful fountain with its outstanding sculptures.

Great Architecture

Auguste Bartholdi’s statue (1888), of the public judge Jean Roesselmann. He passed away while defending Colmar and the municipal liberties against the troops and the covetousness of the Bishop of Strasbourg. He is also considered as the first hero of Colmar and has similarities with Hercule de Peyerimhoff, the mayor of the city from 1855 to 1877, who was relieved from his duties because he refused to submit to the German authorities. Taken away by the Germans in 1943, the bronze statue was restored and reinstalled in 1945 on a white stone monument decorated with four fishes.

Nice fountain although the water was not flowing this day of October

Beautiful place! We stumbled on it on our way, not sure I would have seeked it out otherwise.

The landscape and all the decorations makes you feel like you are in a fairytale. Nice lights, christmas carols on the background in different languages, "vin chaud"...it is wonderful! 😍😍😍 I will.definitely go there one more time.

Beautiful, no words