Schmied-von-Kochel-Denkmal
Historic site · Munich
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This fountain-monument on Lindwurmstraße is topped by the figure of the Schmied von Kochel, a blacksmith who became a legendary leader of the Bavarian peasants who rose against Habsburg occupation in 1705. It marks the Sendlinger Mordweihnacht, the bloody Christmas Eve battle of that uprising. Built between 1905 and 1911 by architect Carl Sattler and sculptor Carl Ebbinghaus, it rises above a fountain at street level.
From Wikipedia
The Smith of Kochel (German: Der Schmied von Kochel) is a figure from Bavarian myth. According to this myth, he was a soldier in the Habsburg-Ottoman Wars (Battle of Vienna). Armed with nothing but a bar, he supposedly stoved in the gates of Belgrade. He refused rewards for his heroic deed from the prince electors. Another legend attributed to him is leading the farmer rebellion against the imperial troops of the Habsburg Emperor Joseph I during the War of Spanish Succession. This culminated in Sendling's night of murder, also known as the Sendling Christmas Massacre. In literature, the smith is described as a man of over 70 years of age, yet great in stature and power. For the revolt, he supposedly armed himself with a spiked club of his own making that weighed over 100 lb (50 kg) . On the night of the massacre, the smith fought in the ranks of the rebels at the Sendling Parish Church. There he died heroically, the last man to fall.