The current town hall (large white building on the square) was built in 1765 by the Aachen cloth manufacturer Johann Arnold von Clermont and his wife Maria Elisabeth Sophie Emminghaus. He set up this building as a cloth factory and used it partly as a residence and office. In those days wool was woven, pressed and dyed. Von Clermont used water from the Gau to dye the textiles, the source of which can still be seen across the street (near the stairs). This stream ran under the town hall in a system of constructed canals. Many remains of the underground canal system were found during the excavation work. A number of mysterious coins were also found, of which it is now clear how they ended up underground. This goes back to the Golden Age, when William of Orange travelled through the Netherlands and his soldiers unfortunately also plundered a lot. A coppersmith shop was located near the large octagonal Lutheran church. To prevent his money from being stolen, the coppersmith hid his money underground. These coins were found during the excavation work.
NOTE: The spear is located on the square near the benches that are opposite from house number 32.
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