Fritzlar

During the Pentecost weekends pring 2025, Kim and I went on a trip to the uttermost eastern part of Germany and our first stop was at the charming small town of Fritzlar, a four hour drive from our hometown Breda in the southwest of The Netherlands. We arrived just after 8 pm so it was still light and after a quick dinner we discovered the town's center. 

 Then we went down towards to the south where we found the 14th century built Bleichenturm, one of today's but youngest 10 still standing defense towers at the edge of the center just across a small bridge over the Mühlgraben river, an influent of the Eder river. The town, with 15.000 inhabitants used to have 23 towers. It is called the Bleichentor because the local laundry washing and bleaching site was close by. 

A wider view on the Bleichenturm and the center with Dom St. Peter.

Walking from the center to the Bleicherturm.

Viertürmeblick on Fritzlar from the Mainzer Ring.

And then back up into the town's center passing the Winterturm.

The central square of Fritzlar is a real gem with all its Fachwerkhäuser, half-timbered houses.

The city hall, first documented in 1109, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose.

Here the central square after sunset with a flock of birds passing. Because it got dark pretty soon, I wanted to get up early the next day and take the photo again in the morning, but when I woke up it was raining cats and dogs so we moved on to our next stop: Wartburg of which later more.

Dom St. Peter and some more shots from the center.

Just next to the Wohnmobilstellplatz, we find the Grauer Turm, which is the largest tower with its 38 meters of height.

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Below: View on Fritzlar.