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Chicken thief

Chicken thief

The most important facts at a glance

Aachen

Fountain

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A chicken was stolen at Aachen's chicken market! Or was it a rooster after all?

The chicken thief is a fountain monument and shows the moment when the boy is caught stealing. Instead of a chicken, he has caught a rooster and when it starts crowing, the theft is noticed. In 1913, the mayor of Aachen at the time, Philipp Veltmann, purchased the figure, made by the sculptor Herrmann Joachim Pagels, at the Great Berlin Art Exhibition.

Impressions

Chicken thief Lichterglanz

General information

  • Always open
for groups
for individual guests
  • Free admission

The chicken thief is located in the middle of Aachen's old town.

Arrival & Contact

Hühnermarkt, 52062 Aachen

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