The Gyrowheel Monument in
Schönau an der Brend
Schönau an der Brend (, ) is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality with 1,378 inhabitants located in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in northern Bavaria, Germany. The municipality comprises two villages: Schönau an der Brend and Burgwallbach. ...
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Bavaria
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Germany
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, is a monument to the invention of the
gym wheel by
Otto Feick
Otto Feick (4 July 1890 in Reichenbach-Steegen, Reichenbach – 17 October 1959 in Schönau an der Brend) was a German people, German inventor and gymnast.
Biography
Feick was born in 1890, the son of a cooper. He worked as a locksmith a ...
in 1926. It consists of an artificial stone hill with a gyrowheel on the top. Under the gyrowheel is a small fountain.
References
Monuments and memorials in Germany
Buildings and structures in Rhön-Grabfeld
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