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Friedchen Bridge Penguin Statue

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Friedchen Bridge Penguin Statue

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Friedchen Bridge Penguin Statue

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 13, 2021

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"Friedchen", the name of the bridge penguin, is reminiscent of Elfriede Gröll. The landlady of the then "Wuppertaler Hof" was not a tram conductor, but sold tickets for the former line 5 between Wuppertal and Solingen in her Kohlfurth restaurant - not least because she was the oldest citizen of Kohlfurth when it was installed, Elfriede Gröll was named Godmother for the bridge penguin.

cronenberger-woche.de/message/2019/05/12/125-years-kohlfurther-bruecke-friedchen-strahlt-in-neuem-glanz

cronenberger-woche.de/message/2019/05/22/125-years-kohlfurther-bruecke-friedchen-in-neuem-glanz

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RALF G. 🚲🍀

May 4, 2021

They have belonged together for 105 years - the tram and the Kohlfurther Bridge. In 2006, the bridge penguin "Friedchen" joined them, since today, Sunday, May 12, 2019, the Kohlfurth "triumvirate" has been reunited: The Cronenberg home and citizens' association (CHBV) put the "Friedchen" back in the bridge park Cronenberger Wupper-Strand - after about two years, the Kohlfurth has its bridge penguin back.
(Source cronenberger-woche.de/message/2019/05/12/125-years-kohlfurther-bruecke-friedchen-strahlt-in-neuem-glanz/)

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Andi

March 19, 2025

The Cafe Hubraum is right at the beginning of the street, nice beer garden with small snacks and sun terrace, you can sit and take a break... highly recommended

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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