Hi mummy,
Yesterday we made a trip to Fritzlar.
Fritzlar is a small German town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, 160 km (99 mi) north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. It can reasonably be argued that the town is the site where the Christianization of northern Germany (north and east of the Roman Limes) began and the birthplace of the German empire as a political entity.The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. Thirty-eight meters (125 ft) high, the Grauer Turm ("Grey Tower") is the highest remaining urban defense tower in Germany
Wacky-Z and I are a bit buggered by the city...
this little street called "Fischgässchen"...
In this small street behind the wall are very old houses, I have tried to climb over it ........
I did not make it. On the plate is some information about these houses, unfortunately not in English...but ..Curia were designated as the home of a Säkularkanonikers, a canon or a canoness, mainly for individual buildings are representative district in immunity to the church...
At the end of the alley you have this great view of the Cathedral
from the other side...
The St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic churches in Hesse.
Three-aisled basilica
The Cathedral of Fritzlar measures 43 meters (from the basement to the top). He continues to shape the cityscape of the small town in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (formerly Circle Fritzlar-Homberg). The three-aisled basilica in Fritzlar is considered one of the most beautiful in Germany.
The city hall, first documented in 1109, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose
The town hall is decorated with a stone relief from the 1441 Holy St. Martin, the patron saint of Fritzlar.
a little break before one of the oldest houses in Fritzlar, it is now the Tourist Information
I'm sitting here on the Roland fountain on the market square.Many houses in the town center, notably around the market square, date from the 15th to 17th centuries and have been carefully maintained or restored.
Finally, I've looked in the cathedral ...look the Krippchen ..
That was a great trip.....
bye,bye mummy