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Heinzelmännchenbrunnen, Köln - Edmund Renard

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Ornate 19th-century fountain & sculptures commemorating a local legend about house gnomes. People often mention Cologne, fountain, Heinzelm, story, nnchen, Brunnen, sehr, city, work, eine,


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Am Hof 12-14, 50667 Köln, Germany

Website

www.koeln.de

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4.50 (632 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: Cologne (33) fountain (29) Heinzelm (20) story (16) nnchen (16) Brunnen (15) sehr (10) city (9) work (7) eine (6)
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  • 5/5 macedonboy 4 years ago on Google • 2267 reviews
    The Heinzelmaennchenbrunnen is a fountain that tells the story of Heinzelmännchen and the city of Cologne. The Heinzelmännchen are a race of gnome like creatures that was said once did all the work in Cologne, until a tailor's wife was curious to figure out how everything got done. The fountain features a lady standing on top of a set of stairs while holding a lamp, while all around her the Heinzelmännchen are stumbling around trying to hide or run away. A fantastic tale told beautifully in the sculpture of the fountain
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thomas M. 1 year ago on Google • 951 reviews
    If you know the story of the Heinzelmännchen, this has to be a stop in your journey through life. The fountain probably doesn’t do justice to what these little people accomplished in the story, but it certainly brings back memories!!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Hilly 6 months ago on Google • 704 reviews
    Cool old fountain in cologne
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christian L. 2 years ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Wir kommen fast jedes Jahr in der Weihnachtszeit zu diesem Ort und erfreuen uns an dem Weihnachtsmarkt. Es ist alles sehr schön organisiert und auch in der heutigen Zeit, mit der 2G Vorderung, hat man sich was einfallen lassen und den Umgang damit sehr angenehm gestaltet. Danke dafür. Köln ist immer eine Reise wert, nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dante 5 months ago on Google • 1594 reviews
    Wunderschöner Brunnen! Besonders Kinder können hier einiges entdecken!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ryan 1. 8 months ago on Google • 2079 reviews
    I really like this statue because of the Heinzelmännchen in there, legendary creatures of Cologne. I took photos from several angles.

  • 5/5 Mat B. 3 months ago on Google • 684 reviews New
    Very cool, intricate fountain that's situated very close to the Cologne cathedral. Worth a little detour if you're in the area.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 David S. 3 years ago on Google • 1125 reviews
    A pleasant small garden & sculpture just a stone's throw from the Cathedral based on a local folk story.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lars G. 9 months ago on Google • 85 reviews
    Der Heinzelmännchenbrunnen in Köln ist ein sehr schöner Brunnen in Dom Nähe. Direkt am Früh gelegen ist er natürlich auch ein Touristen Magnet. Er ist sehr liebevoll gestaltet und hat natürlich eine historische Bedeutung. Die detaillierte Darstellung der Heinzelmännchen, die als mythische Wesen aus Kölner Legenden bekannt sind, verleiht dem Brunnen eine einzigartige Atmosphäre. Die kunstvollen Skulpturen und die fein gearbeiteten Details des Brunnens sind sehr schön anzusehen. Somit ist der Heinzelmännchenbrunnen sowohl für Touristen, als auch für Einheimische eine Bereicherung in Köln. Ihr könnt Ihn bequem besuchen nach einem Tour Besuch und dann ein leckeres Früh Kölsch nebenan trinken.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mariana Falcon M. 1 year ago on Google • 156 reviews
    A beautiful little place with a good restaurant and beer at same place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marcel “Luna Robin” B. 9 months ago on Google • 29 reviews
    Schöner, nicht gerade kleiner Brunnen am Fuße des Kölner Doms. Die Reliefs gewähren einen Einblick in die geschäftige Welt der Heinzelmännchen mit schönem floralen Rahmen, der durch einen kleinen, zum Gesamtbild passenden Zaun vor unliebsamen Tritten geschützt ist und das geschäftige Treiben rund um den Brunnen vergessen macht.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 ZM (Zara M. 2 months ago on Google • 28 reviews New
    In 1826 Ernst Weyden published a long-time known and told within the people of Cologne legend.The tale of the Heinzelmännchen had been passed down from generation to generation.It was essentially a myth about a dwarf-like creatures’ workshop.They’d used to gather all the work and chores of Cologne city’s citizens and complete it at night,whilst the town was asleep.They’d done all their work for them so the people of Cologne could be lazy all day every day.One day however,the wife of a tailor in Cologne wanted to figure out this conspiracy.How was everything getting done overnight and why were all people so idle?The Schneidersfrau as germans call her that memorable night spread green peas on the workshop’s floor so the mystical gnomes would go away and well…it worked.In time many tales and versions of the original story have been written and there also a popular german song related to the legend. This beautiful fountain is all year round colored by the gorgeous flowers planted in front of it.The statue of the Schneidersfrau is made of iron,the original of which is in the Köln Museum as the fountain itself was restored and reconstructed a century ago.The rest of the intricately carved into the fountain legend is made out of stone by the same two people who composed the magnificent Cologne Cathedral. During the winter the fountain is,of course,turned off.If you’ve at least heard about the story of the Heinzelmännchen i recommend deviating from your itinerary to take a look at this beauty.It’s just a street away from the Cologne Cathedral.Not big,but it surely impressed me.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Anthony H. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful fountain !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nidhi 4 years ago on Google
    a fountain from 1899. It had a statue of Cologne’s beloved Heinzelmännchen, gnomes who did all the city’s work at night so the citizens could relax . it is very beautiful
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 JMO J. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Historic fountain in Cologne (Original) Historischer Brunnen in Köln
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Heinrich E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice fountain tour yesterday. Except for the pigs, the red paint poured into the wells (Original) Sehr schöne Brunnenführung gestern. Bis auf die Schweine die rote Farbe in die Brunnen gekippt haben
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ahmad A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) جميل جدا
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel K. 6 years ago on Google
    Another excellent piece of Cologne history. Go see it if you're close to the cathedral already!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ingeborg L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice! (Original) Sehr schön!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexander N. 9 months ago on Google • 635 reviews
    Sehenswert großer und sehr schöner Brunnen. Man sollte unbedingt die Stadtführung mitmachen. Dann bekommt man unter anderem hier noch tolle Infos mit.

  • 5/5 Leo T. 5 years ago on Google • 276 reviews
    Great statue with an even greater story. Located right in the city center.

  • 5/5 bhavesh t. 7 months ago on Google • 255 reviews
    Amazing place,great relaxing river front Good restaurants

  • 5/5 lokalstiv 8 months ago on Google • 115 reviews
    Eine wunderschöne Skulptur in Form von Zwergen, wunderschöne Blumen drumherum und das Wasser aus dem Brunnen ist komplett grün, die Skulptur steht in den schönen kleinen Gassen von Köln

  • 5/5 Daniela E. 7 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    Beim Spazieren durch die Innenstadt entdeckt… ein hübsch gestalteter Brunnen in Andenken an die Heinzelmännchen von Cöln. Die Grünfläche drum herum ist sehr schön angelegt.

  • 5/5 Vanessa J. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautifully designed and well worth seeing. (Original) Wunderschön gestaltet und sehr sehenswert.

  • 5/5 G L L. 4 years ago on Google
    The huge fountain tells the story of the Heinzelmännchen which are a race of creatures appearing in a tale connected with the city of Cologne in Germany. The little house gnomes are said to have done all the work of the citizens of Cologne during the night, so that the inhabitants of Cologne could be very lazy during the day. According to the legend, this went on until a tailor's wife got so curious to see the gnomes that she scattered peas onto the floor of the workshop to make the gnomes slip and fall. The gnomes, being infuriated, disappeared and never returned. From that time on, the citizens of Cologne had to do all their work by themselves.

  • 4/5 trisha g. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved how other countries save their statues and not tear down history

  • 5/5 Eugen S. 3 years ago on Google
    Cologne’s own Trevi fountain: Beautiful fountain with a lovely myth and lore behind it.

  • 5/5 azhar a. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful place around the Cathedral in Cologne Germany

  • 5/5 Sofiane G. 5 years ago on Google
    Good beer . Nice view to the cathedral

  • 5/5 Edna I. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful fountain with a sad story.

  • 5/5 Daniel S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautifully restored fountain to the story with the Cologne Heinzelmännchen. (Original) Sehr schön restaurierter Brunnen zur Geschichte mit den Kölner Heinzelmännchen.

  • 4/5 Di M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A fountain in the center of Cologne, made at first glance at the plot of Snow White and the Dwarves. In fact, everything is more complicated, and the plot is purely local. But it’s difficult to get rid of the thought of Snow White. (Original) Фонтанчик в центре Кельна сделанный на первый взгляд на сюжет Белоснежки и гномов.На самом деле все сложнее, и сюжет сугубо местный. Но от мысли о Белоснежке избавиться сложно.

  • 4/5 Frank P. 4 years ago on Google
    Unfortunately I did not find beer (@FrühKölsch) at the Heinzelmännchenbrunnen

  • 4/5 ALBERTO POZA T. 7 years ago on Google
    It's a amazing square!

  • 4/5 Andrew C. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting place

  • 4/5 Stefan G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice (Original) Ganz nett

  • 5/5 Olga G. 1 year ago on Google
    Very beautifully😎

  • 5/5 Morgane J (. 10 months ago on Google
    A pretty fountain with a funny story behind it. :)

  • 5/5 Tommy L. 6 years ago on Google
    Part of the cologne history, good for some pictures!

  • 5/5 Palmira G. O. 5 years ago on Google
    Can taste delicious Bavarian cousine in Köln

  • 3/5 Hemanth Chakravarthy M. 7 years ago on Google
    Nothing more special.. But good enough

  • 5/5 Димитър �. 6 years ago on Google
    There is a great legend around this curious monument.

  • 5/5 Nawaz A. 4 years ago on Google
    The treasury is very good.

  • 4/5 Doram J. 5 years ago on Google
    A very nice pace in the middle of the city

  • 4/5 S S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Iu (Original) Iu

  • 5/5 Ahmad A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) جميل جدا

  • 5/5 Bringe L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) If in Cologne you should have seen especially since it is directly on the main train station and shopping street in the center of Cologne (Original) Wenn in Köln sollte man gesehen haben zumal es auf direktem Wege Hauptbahnhof und Einkaufsstraße liegt im Zentrum von Köln

  • 5/5 Dagmar B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice place right next to the Brauhaus Früh (Original) Sehr schöner Platz direkt neben den Brauhaus Früh

  • 5/5 Maria del Carmen Ribera R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a very funny and well-kept fountain, which is very close to the Cathedral. It was built by the sculptors Heinrich Renard (1868-1926) and his father Edmond Renard (1830-1905). This font was donated by the Cologne Beautification Association for the August Kopish Centennial (1799-1853). It is the story of pixies who work at night while the City sleeps. Above the main base of the fountain is a sculpture of the Tailor's Woman with a lantern. On both sides there are stairs. It is a very visited and photographed source. (Original) Es una fuente muy graciosa y muy bién cuidada, que está muy cerca de la Catedral. Fué construída por los escultores Heinrich Renard (1868-1926) y su padre Edmond Renard (1830-1905). Esta fuente fué donada por la Asociación de embellecimiento de Colonia para el Centenario August Kopish (1799-1853). Es la historia de unos duendecillos que trabajan por la noche mientras la Ciudad duerme. Encima de la base principal de la fuente hay una escultura de la mujer del Sastre con una linterna. A ambos lados hay unas escaleras. Es una fuente muy visitada y fotografiada.

  • 4/5 Eifeljanes 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A bit hidden, but absolutely worth seeing. Only a three minute walk from the cathedral. (Original) Etwas versteckt, aber absolut sehenswert. Nur drei Minuten zu Fuß vom Dom aus.

  • 5/5 officina d. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Perfect meeting point. (Original) Perfekter Treffpunkt.

  • 5/5 #SUPERMAN T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cool (Original) Kühl

  • 5/5 Enesko F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) good sights :-) (Original) gute sehenswürdigkeiten :-)

  • 4/5 Jürgen P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Heinzelmännchen fountain is quite large and includes numerous figures that invite you to look at them. The history of the brownies is described on a blackboard. Unfortunately, this beautiful fountain is somewhat crowded by the surrounding buildings. (Original) Der Heinzelmännchen-Brunnen ist ziemlich groß und umfasst zahlreiche Figuren, die zum Betrachten einladen. Die Geschichte der Heinzelmännchen wird auf einer Tafel beschrieben. Leider wird dieser schöne Brunnen von den umliegenden Gebäuden etwas bedrängt.

  • 5/5 Lebhanagh 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A beautifully landscaped fountain, which stands only for one of the many Cologne legends! Be sure to do a tour if you do not know the story! Cologne has a lot to tell .... (Original) Ein sehr schön angelegter Brunnen, der nur für eine der vielen Kölner Sagen steht! Unbedingt eine Führung machen, wenn man die Geschichte nicht kennt! Köln hat viel zu erzählen....

  • 4/5 Andreas H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful and true story with a sad background. (Original) Schöne und wahre Geschichte mit traurigem Hintergrund.

  • 5/5 Jü K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cologne city history (Original) Kölner Stadtgeschichte

  • 5/5 Carmen B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful place (Original) Prachtig plaats

  • 4/5 Sabrina Z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A nice piece of Cologne's city history (Original) Ein schönes Stück Kölner Stadtgeschichte

  • 5/5 мила T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cologne is a city of women, although not all were for its good! But Tatyana will tell you better about this and many others, on her excursion "Cologne and its women" (Original) Кёльн, это город женщин, хотя и не все ему были во благо! Но лучше об этой и многих других расскажет Татьяна, на своей экскурсии "Кёльн и его женщины"

  • 4/5 Gerhard M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Tourists are excited (Original) Touristen sind begeistert

  • 4/5 Nmlwizard 2. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great fountain at the old town of Köllner. Unfortunately there is no information board. (Original) Toller Brunnen an der Köllner Altstadt. Eine Infotafel gibt es leider nicht.

  • 5/5 Norberto P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) After the Duomo another symbol of Cologne. (Original) Dopo il Duomo un altro simbolo di Colonia.

  • 5/5 Engin D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One of the must see places in the center of Cologne. (Original) Köln merkezde görmeniz gereken yerlerden biri.

  • 5/5 Ansgar S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A highlight in Cologne (Original) Ein Highlight in Köln

  • 5/5 Ulrich K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Well, that's how it was in old Cologne (Original) Tja, so war es im alten Köln

  • 4/5 Ralf S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) From here started the night watchman tour of the old town. Is recommended because you get to know corners that you would not visit. (Original) Von hier startete die Nachtwächter Tour durch die Altstadt. Ist empfehlenswert da man Ecken kennenlernt, die man so nicht besuchen würde.

  • 4/5 Heinz M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) If you know the story, you can do something with it. An explanation is missing. (Original) Wenn man die Geschichte kennt, kann man damit etwas anfangen. Eine Erläuterung fehlt.

  • 4/5 WILLOWIH W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very pretty fountain, all year round (Original) Très jolie fontaine, à toutes les saisons

  • 5/5 Stefan-Voss-Fotografie. D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Absolutely recommended, after the Resturierung much nicer (Original) Absolut zu empfehlen, nach der Resturierung noch viel schöner

  • 5/5 Roland G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) One should definitely join a guide to hear the story about it, very amusing (Original) Man sollte sich unbedingt einer Führung anschließen um die Geschichte darüber zu hören, sehr amüsant

  • 5/5 Annemarie G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nicely laid out. The whole fairy tale is written on a blackboard (Original) Sehr schön angelegt. Das ganze Märchen ist auf einer Tafel geschrieben

  • 5/5 Martin F. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice fountain. (Original) Schöner Brunnen.


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