Heinzelmännchen Fountain

Designed at the end of the 19th century, this historical fountain is located near the oldest brewery in the city, Früh. It depicts characters from an old folktale about Heinzelmännchen. The legend goes that these little gnomes did all the work that had to be done in Cologne, such as housework, baking, maintaining. They did so during the night so the city's citizens could laze around during the day.