The name Wenigemarkt means small market, in order to distinguish it from the large market, which was part of today's cathedral square . However, the Wenigemarkt is just as big as the Fischmarkt . It was first mentioned in a document in 1217 , but it can be assumed that this was more of a trading market for the eastern merchant settlement of the 11th century. The Via Regia also led across this square in the early Middle Ages .In the later Middle Ages , however, the square lost its importance, as sales shifted to permanent shops and other markets. From the west, the Wenigemarkt could only be reached via the Krämerbrücke . For pedestrians there was still the Mühlsteige , a wooden bridge that ran parallel to the Krämerbrücke and had to give way to the Rathausbrücke in 1895 .Today most of the square is a pedestrian zone populated by street cafes and restaurants. Since 1990, the "Raufende Knaben" fountain, created by Heinrich Apel in 1976, has adorned the Wenigemarkt. The dominant building on the Wenigemarkt is without a doubt the Ägidienkirche with its passage to the Krämerbrücke .