At this location there is a well shaft, which was under an asphalt surface until 2012. In the course of the urban redevelopment the Saalbrunnen fountain became part of the townscape again. Today, travertine blocks mark its location.
The location of the Saalbrunnen is particularly interesting: it is located exactly at the intersection of the longitudinal and transverse axes of the Carolingian core- and building development. The location of the Saalbrunnen thus marked the centre of the palace complex around 800. The symmetrical arrangement of the palace buildings is a important characteristic of the Ingelheim imperial palace.
There are no reliable research results available as to the exact age of the well shaft. Due to its clear relation to the rest of the Carolingian development, it is likely that this fountain was also built around the year 800.
Until the first half of the 20th century, the Saalbrunnen was used for water supply. Like many other historically documented fountains, it bears witness to the fact that also, from the abundance of water in the area around the Palatinate.
