Six Black Mountains Square

The Square of the Six Black Mountains, in Colmar

The Square of the Six Black Mountains is a charming square of the Little Venice of Colmar, adorned with a fountain by Bartholdi. The Colmar audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque place, surrounded by fine half-timbered houses.

The square with the Roesselmann fountain

The Square of the Six Black Mountains is one of the typical and charming squares of the Little Venice district, in the heart of Colmar. In its centre, in the middle of fine half-timbered houses, stands a fountain topped with a large statue. This one, made by the Colmar sculptor Auguste Bartholdi in 1888, represents Jean Roesselmann, a provost of Colmar of the thirteenth century, a hero who defended the liberties of the town and lost his life there. As often in Colmar, Bartholdi, the famous author of the Statue of Liberty, thus adorned his native town with a monument to the memory of one of its great figures. Surrounded by picturesque façades, the Square of the Six Black Mountains is a pleasant place to stop during the walk.

What to see

You admire the fountain topped with the statue of Jean Roesselmann, provost and medieval hero of Colmar, made by Auguste Bartholdi in 1888, in the middle of fine half-timbered houses of the Little Venice district. The Square of the Six Black Mountains is a picturesque place of Colmar. It is a charming stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Square of the Six Black Mountains lies in the Little Venice district, in the heart of Colmar, reachable on foot. It is a public square freely accessible; you admire the fountain and the half-timbered houses. It is particularly charming in the fine season.

What does the fountain of the Square of the Six Black Mountains represent in Colmar?

A statue of Jean Roesselmann, provost of Colmar of the thirteenth century, a hero who defended the liberties of the town and lost his life there, made by the Colmar sculptor Auguste Bartholdi in 1888.

Where is the Square of the Six Black Mountains?

In the Little Venice district, in the heart of Colmar, in France.