The Bollerborn near Altenbeken is a very special spring. Water gushes from the spring at regular intervals. After a short time, it dries up again before the next surge of water follows. This rare phenomenon is found in only about 125 other springs worldwide.
As early as 1671, the Baroque painter Johann Georg Rudolphi painted the Bollerborn. His painting “Fons Resonus, vulgo Bullerborn” is considered the oldest depiction of Altenbeken. The spring was redesigned in 2009 based on this historical model.
Today, the centerpiece is a water sprite weighing 180 kilograms. The Paderborn sculptor Herbert Görder created the figure based on Rudolphi’s drawing. In his right hand, the water sprite holds an hourglass. It serves as a reminder that the spring used to actually flow only at certain intervals.
General information
Bus stop available
Payment methods
- Entrance Free
Directions & Parking facilities
- The Bollerborn spring is located on Bollerbornstraße (at the end of the town on the L755 in a northerly direction).
License (master data)
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