You will see this same boy, called the 'Schaengel', on every manhole cover in the city.'Schaengel', one of the symbols of the city, is the way of saying 'little John' in the Koblenz. When the French occupied the city under both Louis XIV and Napolean, many of the soldiers had children with local women. As many of these soldiers were named John (Jean in French), their sons became known as 'little Johns'.