Gahlenz giants
The Gahlenz Giants are a collection of large wooden figures, some of which have been awarded the Guinness Book .
The figures are in the Gahlenz part of the Saxon town of Oederan . The Gahlenz giants emerged from the "tall guys from Gahlenz". The origin of the term "long fellow" is a nutcracker in the uniform of the Potsdam Life Guard King Friedrich Wilhelm I.
The manufacturer of the figures is the Erzgebirgische Holzkunst Gahlenz GmbH.
Motifs large wooden figures
- Pyramid of the Dresden Christmas Market (Striezelmarktpyramid) - 14.62 meters high
- Nutcracker in the uniform of the Potsdam Life Guard of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia - 7.14 meters tall
- Smoker "wood collector" - 5.60 meters tall
- Easter bunny - 6.80 meters tall
- Solid wood buttress arch - 4.30 meters high and 9 meters long