Maximilian Fountain
The Maximilian Fountain was originally
set up in the Stegfeld below the
slopes of Buchberg, marked with the
sign ‚Maximilianbrunnen.‘ The water
was considered medicinal. Later,
the Maximilian Fountain served as a
washbasin in the former swimming pool in
Stegfeld.
The fountain was carved from a central
gneiss glacial erratic. Such erratics can be
found south of the Tennengebirge, below
the Hochkönig and the Mandlwand, at
elevations of approximately 1400 to 1700
meters above sea level.
They originate from the central gneisses
of the Hohe Tauern (e.g., Sonnblick Core)
and were transported by the glacial ice
during the Ice Age. When the glaciers
melted, these gneiss blocks were left
behind. A similar central gneiss block
can be found at the exit of Fischergraben
on the northern flank at an elevation of
about 600 meters above sea level. The
Maximilian Fountain was carved from such
a block.
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