Wandering craftsmen find short-term shelter in the Schwabener Kolpingheim market. Adolph Kolping (1813 to 1865) is considered the father of the journeyman par excellence.
The journeymen's association he founded in Cologne is intended to provide wandering journeymen with a similar level of support that, in Kolping's opinion, only the family can offer. When I checked the Kolpinghaus on Friday morning, the final cleaning measures had been completed and most of the 15 journeymen were already ready to leave.