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Leopold Fountain

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Innsbruck Rennweg Leopoldsbrunnen
Innsbruck Rennweg Leopoldsbrunnen

The Leopold Fountain (German: Leopoldsbrunnen, more rarely Leopoldbrunnen) in the Tyrolean state capital is a listed monument near the Altstadt of the city of Innsbruck. The fountain, which is on the Rennweg and is not far from the Tyrolean State Theatre features an equestrian statue of Archduke Leopold V who lived from 1586 to 1632 and gave the fountain its name.

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Leopold Fountain
Innsbruck Innenstadt (Innsbruck)

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6020 Innsbruck, Innenstadt (Innsbruck)
Tyrol, Austria
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