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from Alena Lewandowski Alena Lewandowski
and Lena Köster
Alena Lewandowski
Welcome to Fritzlar
Hello, my name isAlena Lewandowski!Alena Lewandowski!I am 13 years old.I‘m a pupil at I m a pupil at Bundespräsident-Th d H ssTheodor- Heuss-Schule.
Lena Köster
Welcome to Fritzlar
Hello, my name is Lena Köster I amLena Köster. I am13 years old. I ama pupil at a pupil at Bundespräsident-Th d H ssTheodor- Heuss-Schule.
Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster
Welcome to Fritzlar
We hope you will have a lot of fun by ourWe hope you will have a lot of fun by ourseightseeing tour.
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Fritzlar
• Fritzlar is a small German town in the Schwalm- Eder district in northern Hesse
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Fritzlar
• The town has a historical center ringed by a wall with a lot of watch towers.y
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The map of Fritzlar
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“Vier- Türme- Blick“
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“Turm am Bad“
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“Winterturm“ (“Winter Tower“)
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St. Peters cathedral
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St. Peters cathedral
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St. Peters cathedral
• The town is dominated by the imposingR G hi h d l f h 12 hRomanesque- Gothic cathedral from the 12th-14th centuries in the centre of the old town.I th f t f th th d l th i th• In the front of the cathedral there is thestatue of St. Boniface
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St. Peters cathedral
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St. Peters cathedral
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Boniface
* Circa 672
† June 5 754† June 5,754
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Boniface
• A missionary Patron saint of Germany and the Netherlands
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Boniface
• In 723, Boniface felled the holy oak d di d Th h tree dedicated to Thor near the
present- day town of Fritzlar in northern Hesse
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Boniface
• He built a chapel from its wood at thesit h t d st nds th c th d lsite where today stands the cathedralof Fritzlar
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Boniface
• His tomb is in the crypt of Fulda His tomb is in the crypt of Fulda Cathedral
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The town hall
Today
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The town hall
• The town hall, first documented in 1109 with a stone relief of St Martin 1109, with a stone relief of St. Martin, the town‘s patron saint, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original Germany still in use for its original purpose.
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“Spitzenhäuschen“
Today
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1950-1959
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“Spitzenhäuschen“
• The “Spitzenhäuschen“ is the oldest house of Fritzlar.
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The market place
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The market place
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The market place
This is the marketplace. In the middleplace. In the middleof the place stands
thethe„Rolandsbrunnen“.
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“Gildehaus“
It is a departmentp mstore. (1475-1480)
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“Haus Seibel“
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“Hochzeitshaus“ and “Patrizierhaus“
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“Hochzeitshaus“
It is the biggestIt is the biggestHochzeitshaus of
Hesse. (33mx12mx20m)
The Hochzeitshaus is a museum,s a museum,
there you can seesome old thingssome old things.
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“Patrizierhaus“
The Patrizierhaus is a museum, too.
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„Grauer Turm“ (“Grey Tower“)
The “Grey Tower“ isthe highestthe highestremaining urband f t idefense tower inGermany. It isthirty-seven metershigh.
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„Lion- Statue“
The “Lion- Statue“ is a present from theEnglish partner town Burnham- on- sea.
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The real telephone box
This real telephone box is a present box is a present from the Englishpartner town toopartner town, too.
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„Rosen-/Grebenturm“
„Town wall“
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Best wishes from Fritzlar
[email protected] Lena [email protected]@ m _ @gm
