page_title: Kornhausplatz
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kornhausplatz / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Kindlifresserbrunnen am Kornhausplatz, Bern, Schweiz English: Ogre Fountain (lit. "Child Eater Fountain") at Corn House Square, Berne, Switzerland Camera location46°&#160;56′&#160;54.5″&#160;N, 7°&#160;26′&#160;50.6″&#160;E&#160;&#160;&#160;View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth
context_page_description: The Kornhausplatz is a plaza in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. It is on the edge of the Zähringerstadt which was built during the founding of the city in 1191, though the plaza wasn't built until later. It is located near the Kornhausbrücke and the Zytglogge clock tower. It is part of the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site that encompasses the Old City.
context_section_description: Kornhausplatz was originally the ditch around the first city wall.  Following the Great Fire of 1405 the ditch (known as the Steininbrügg-Graben) was filled in to form a plaza.  For about three centuries, it was known as Platz (literally: plaza or place). In 1545 or 1546 the Kindlifresserbrunnen (Bernese German for Child Eater Fountain) was built by Hans Gieng in place of a wooden fountain on the Platz.  Originally it was known as Platzbrunnen (Place Fountain), though the current name was used first in 1666.
  In 1711-1715 the Kornhaus (German for granary) was built on the western side of the Platz.  Following construction of the Kornhaus, the Platz was known as Kornhausplatz or Kornmarkt (Grain market).
caption: Kindlifresser fountain on Kornhausplatz looking toward the Kornhausbrücke.
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