Klenkes

Interesting background of this sculpture!

This statue shows “Klenkes”, how local people greet each other when they stretch out their pinkie, dating back to the needle industry, when bad needles were “ussjeklenkt” (taken out) by labourers by u...

Interesting background of this sculpture!

This statue shows “Klenkes”, how local people greet each other when they stretch out their pinkie, dating back to the needle industry, when bad needles were “ussjeklenkt” (taken out) by labourers by u...

Interesting statue

It's an interesting statue in a public area. Some nice looking eateries nearby and not far away from Marktplatz, Cathedral, Rathaus, etc.

Interesting statue

It's an interesting statue in a public area. Some nice looking eateries nearby and not far away from Marktplatz, Cathedral, Rathaus, etc.

History alive

This statue is another example of how Aachen keeps its history alive. If I haven't read about this statue I would not have known that there used to be a needle factory here and how needles were sort...