Schneider Wibbel

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• Five times a day (at 11a, 1p, 3p, 6p & 9p), locals and tourists gather in front of the carillon to marvel at the glockenspiel, a chiming clock with mechanical figures which re-enact the story of 'Schneider Wibbel'. Wibbel was a dressmaker who insulted Napoleon and was sent to prison. Instead of going to prison himself, Wibbel sent his apprentice, who died in jail, leading everyone to believe Wibbel was dead, while in reality, he was alive. Over the centuries, Wibbel has come to represent the typical, 'clever Rhinelander'. Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse, a small street in the centre of the old town is also named after the cunning dressmaker.
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