Arapchon statue

The statue of a small arapchon is a symbol of the first real coffee in Austria. Having become a prisoner of the Turkish army, he learned how to make this drink, and when he was released he showed the people of Vienna how to brew real coffee. Today, the small arapchon is considered the first messenger of coffee in all of Europe, and his image is used as a trademark and symbol of the first coffee company called Julius Meinl, which became an international enterprise.

According to legend, in 1683 Vienna was surrounded by the army of the vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Many people were taken prisoner, but Polish troops came to the rescue and the Turks were defeated. When the last Turkish invaders left the walls of Vienna, they left almost all their possessions, along with 500 bags of real coffee beans. The locals did not know what to do with such a find and were quite surprised when one of the captives, a small arapchon, prepared an invigorating drink for them. So in Vienna for the first time learned about the existence of coffee, and the small discoverer Arapchonka was erected a small monument that anyone can see, walking around Vienna.