Michlersbrunnen

Michlersbrunnen is a Baroque draw well in Frankfurt’s Bergen-Enkheim district. Its Vilbeler sandstone crown stands before a half-timbered house at a street bend.

The setting gives the fountain a small, plaza-like character. Its shaft is lined with limestone and reaches about twenty metres underground.

Historically, hemp ropes and iron rollers lowered buckets into the well for water. An iron frame supported the rollers above the opening.

The well began in the seventeenth century and received renewal in the eighteenth century. A water pipeline built in 1897 made the traditional well obsolete.

Sewer construction in the 1960s interrupted the natural flow to the well. Workers closed its opening with a wooden cover in 1975.

The name recalls a long-established farming family from the surrounding area. The fountain connects a street corner with Frankfurt’s former water supply.

Its stone crown, timber-framed setting, and covered opening preserve visible details of the site’s history. Michlersbrunnen is wheelchair accessible and remains a recorded spot in Bergen-Enkheim.