{"id":48866,"date":"2020-05-11T13:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=48866"},"modified":"2020-05-11T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:03:01","slug":"heinzelmannchen-fountain-in-cologne-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2020\/05\/11\/heinzelmannchen-fountain-in-cologne-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen Fountain in Cologne, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the interesting sights to see when visiting Cologne is the Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen fountain. The Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen are actually supposed to be little gnome creatures that come out at night to do all of the work of the citizens of Cologne, allowing them to be lazy during the day. The gnomes would disappear before anyone awoke, but the wife of a tailor was curious to see what they looked like. She apparently spread peas on the ground in the workshop to make the gnomes slip and fall. The gnomes got so mad that they left, never to return again and the people of Cologne had to do all of their own work once again.<\/p>\n

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Gnomes Hard at Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Full View of the Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"IMGP0424_adjusted\"It is an interesting story and the Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen fountain was created with plaques along the wall to tell the story of the gnomes and the tailor’s wife. The legend was first written down in the 1800’s and the fountain was built in 1899. One of our first stops when we visited Cologne was to the Fr\u00fch Brewery and the Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen<\/span> fountain with all of the carvings is located in the square outside of the brewery. Certainly fun to see after a couple of local beers.<\/p>\n

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Sleeping While the Gnomes Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brewery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Tailor’s Wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to what we’ve read, the story roughly translates to: “Once upon a time in Cologne, how<\/i> comfortable it was with the Heinzelmen! <\/i>For if you were lazy, … you just lay down <\/i>on your bench and took care of yourself. Then<\/i> at night, before one knew it, came <\/i>the little men and swarmed and<\/i> clattered and rattled and<\/i> plucked and<\/i> picked and<\/i> jumped and trotted and<\/i> cleaned and scoured –<\/i>and even before a lazy bum awoke, <\/i>all his daily work was … already done! …”<\/i><\/p>\n

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Doing the Work of the Butcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Having Drinks in Brewery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of the Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We love seeing some of these fables as they remind us of our history and culture and also to keep our childlike wonder of the world. We were in Cologne in November, so the fountain wasn’t running, but that didn’t make any less fascinating. It may not be on the top of your list of sights to see when visiting Cologne, but it was a great start to our short time there.<\/p>\n

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Another Citizen of Cologne Happily Sleeping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Even the Gnomes Enjoyed Some Beer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of the interesting sights to see when visiting Cologne is the Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen fountain. The Heinzelm\u00e4nnchen are actually supposed to be little gnome creatures that come out at night to do all of the work of the citizens of Cologne, allowing them to be lazy during the day. The gnomes would disappear before anyone awoke, … <\/p>\n

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