Gempenfluh

Location: Zur Gempenfluh / Seltisbergerstrasse

Artist: Louis Weber 

in operation since: 1952 

under monument protection: no 

History / Description: The village square fountain is in the "Jakobsberg" district of Basel. The bronze sculpture shows a woman with strong legs who goes to fetch water from the well. That is why the sculpture is not on the fountain itself, but slightly offset.

Special feature: The surrounding area invites you to go on small hikes

Jakobsberg

Location: Jakobsbergerstrasse, tram stop 

Artist: Willy Hege 

in operation since: 1954 

under monument protection: no 

History / Description: The bronze sculpture shows the two-legged "Heugumpervogel". The head, from which the water pours, leans on the tail. 

Special feature: The surrounding area invites you to go on small hikes.

Elsasserstrasse

Installed June 2015

Fischerweg

Location: corner Grenzacherstrasse / Fischerweg
Artist / in: Unspecified
in operation since: 1913
a listed building: no
History / Description:Fischweg fountain is a wall fountain. He has a small rectangular trough, standing on two stone pillars. To the gargoyle has an ornament.
Special: The fountain is located near the bus station "Rosengartenweg" so you can bridge the waiting time with a fountain splashing sitting. (But you should better make a little earlier than necessary on the way to the stop, otherwise there is a danger that the bus did not even stop. Except, of course, considering the "fountain sound" would like to enjoy a little while longer.)

Hechtliacker

Location: Corner Reinacherstrasse / Hechtliacker

Artist / in: no details

in operation since: no details

conservation: no

History / Description: The water trough has a square shape and is decorated on the outside walls with various patterns. On the edge of the fountain are two gargoyles. The fountain stands at the Hechtliacker whose name from the old field-names "Hechtliäcker" is derived.

Special: The nearby mountain Jakob invites to small hikes.

Reinacherstrasse / Dornacherstrasse

Location: Corner Reinacherstrasse / Dornacherplatz road (opposite MParc)

Artist / in: no details

in operation since: no details

conservation: no

History / Description: The fountain is modeled on a building. To the gargoyle it has ornaments and down in the middle of it even has a dog potions. The Reinacherstrasse Fountain stands in the triangle of Reinach and Dornacherstrasse. 

Special: Every day, the fountain has to endure a lot of traffic, but he made a very clean impression.

The mural was added sometime between 2003 and 2012.

Karl Barth-Platz

Sankt Jakob-Strasse 26

Location: Corner of St James Street / Garden Street

Artist / in: no details

in operation since: second half of the 19th Century

conservation: no

History / Description: The plastic stone shows a dolphin with hochgeworfenem tail. The gargoyle protruding from the middle of the mouth. The water trough is decorated with round and uniform patterns. 

Special: It is yet another dolphin fountain in Basel (wells leaders Reference 22 ) but it has a different shape.

Sankt Jakobs-Strasse 59

Basilisk No. 5 - 1902

Klybeckstrasse 1

Klingentalgraben 28

The second trough is non-working and half is missing.

Klybeckstrasse 240

Basilisk No. 3 - 1898

Wiesenplatz

Basilisk No. 27 - 1898

Dreirosenbrücke

 

Leimenstrasse

More Information (25/28)
Established : 1918

Morgartenring 106

Location: Morgartenring, between houses 106 and 108 bus stop
Artist: Louis Weber
in operation since: 1923
under monument protection: no
History / Description: The stone sculpture shows a boy holding a sailing vessel in his hand. The water trough is rectangular and extends from the column a gargoyle.
Special: A small park invites you to linger. 

Allschwilerstrasse Morgartenring Tramhaus

Location: Allschwilerstrasse
Artist / in: Unspecified 
in operation since around 1927 
under monument protection: no 
History / Description: The fountain whose water spouts projecting from the wall plate, leaning on a small house. The depot Allschwilerstrasse was opened in 1902 and 1927 further expanded. The fountain is still often used by drivers and the Public as a "source of refreshment." He has experienced in his lifetime many changes in the depot. From Zweiachsertram for articulated or permission that women may lead trams. 
Special: The fountain seems invulnerable and will hopefully also be able to experience the next tram generations.

Hardstrasse 95

Basilisk No. 9 - 1966

Sevogelplatz

Location: Sevogelplatz (corner Sevogelstrasse / Hard Road)
Artist: architects Vischer & Fueter
in operation since: 1884
under monument protection: no
History / Description: The three-trough fountain has three ornate, abutting pool. The column of the fountain is decorated with various patterns and is surmounted by a bud. The fountain was due to complaints of the people who were in the 1870s and 1880s with the former series well not happy and was chosen from a competition of 30 proposals.
Special: According to the book "Basel fountains of ancient and modern times" this fountain has an annual water consumption of 5'766 cubic meters. 

Bäumlihofstrasse

location: Bäumlihofstrasse / Hirzbrunnenstrasse
Artist: Otto Roosin operation since: 1936
under monument protection: no
History / Description: On the square column is a cast bronze raven. The fountain is located in the Hirzbrunnen-district, which is characterized by one-and two-story townhouses. Beginning of the 1930s, the neighborhood received its present name. It is not clear why the district at that time was given this name. Today we hear two different versions: "Hirz" is an old word for deer and maybe it was here used to be a source where deer drank or region was in possession of the inn "Zum Hirzen".
Special: The Hirzbrunnen-quarters adjacent to the city municipality of Riehen Basel and Germany.