Originally, the goat was not even on the goat market. In fact, she was assigned to graze on the Dreesch Land. Actually, the goat was supposed to become a cow. And actually, the goat market used to be called the fish market.

At least, that is how it is marked on the city map from 1747. The name Goat Market has been in use since 1843. And since the goat became uncomfortable among the cool new buildings on the former Frunse Street, now Martin Luther King Street, it found its scenic home in Schelfstadt in 1982. For many, the bronze animal is now a cult figure. Hipsterism. Every now and then, there is still some bleating.

The Artist Stefan Thomas
The artist Stefan Thomas was born on February 1, 1932, in Tilsit and now lives in Darze Ausbau, Mecklenburg. He attended art schools in Heiligendamm and Dresden and creates primarily human sculptures. He possesses a sensitive feel for their facial features and postures and also enjoyed portraying figures who stood out from the crowd—among them the wrestler and communist resistance fighter Werner Seelenbinder and the prominent labor movement leader Rosa Luxemburg.
Stefan Thomas sees himself less as a stone carver and more as a sculptor. He works with plaster, concrete, and clay, and later casts only some of his sculptures in metal. “The Goat” in bronze is one of them.