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A presentation from Alena Lewandowski Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster

Alena Lewandowski Welcome to Fritzlar Hello, my name is Alena Lewandowski! Alena Lewandowski! I am 13 years old. I‘m a pupil at I m a pupil at Bundespräsident- Th Theodor- Heuss- d H ss Schule.

Lena Köster Welcome to Fritzlar Hello, my name is Lena Köster I am Lena Köster. I am 13 years old. I am a pupil at a pupil at Bundespräsident- Th Theodor- Heuss- d H ss Schule.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster Welcome to Fritzlar We hope you will have a lot of fun by our We hope you will have a lot of fun by our seightseeing tour.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster Fritzlar • Fritzlar is a small German town in the Schwalm- Eder district in northern Hesse

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster Fritzlar • The town has a historical center ringed by a wall with a lot of watch towers. y

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster The map of Fritzlar

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster “Vier- Türme- Blick“

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster “Turm am Bad “

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster “Winterturm“ (“Winter Tower“)

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster

Lena Köster St. Peters cathedral

Lena Köster St. Peters cathedral

Lena Köster St. Peters cathedral The town is dominated by the imposing • Romanesque- Gothic cathedral from the 12th- R G hi h d l f h 12 h 14th centuries in the centre of the old town. In the front of the cathedral there is the I th f t f th th d l th i th • statue of St. Boniface

Lena Köster St. Peters cathedral

Lena Köster St. Peters cathedral

Lena Köster Boniface * Circa 672 † June 5 754 † June 5,754

Lena Köster Boniface • A missionary Patron saint of Germany and the Netherlands

Lena Köster Boniface • In 723, Boniface felled the holy oak tree dedicated to Thor near the d di d Th h present- day town of Fritzlar in northern Hesse

Lena Köster Boniface • He built a chapel from its wood at the sit site where today stands the cathedral h t d st nds th c th d l of Fritzlar

Lena Köster Boniface • His tomb is in the crypt of Fulda His tomb is in the crypt of Fulda Cathedral

Lena Köster The town hall Today

Lena Köster 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.

Lena Köster

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster “Spitzenhäuschen“ Today

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster 1950-1959

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster “Spitzenhäuschen“ • The “Spitzenhäuschen“ is the oldest house of Fritzlar.

Alena Lewandowski The market place

Alena Lewandowski The market place

Alena Lewandowski The market place This is the market place. In the middle place. In the middle of the place stands the the „Rolandsbrunnen“.

Alena Lewandowski “Gildehaus“ It is a department p m store. (1475-1480)

Alena Lewandowski “Haus Seibel“

Alena Lewandowski “Hochzeitshaus“ and “Patrizierhaus“

Alena Lewandowski “Hochzeitshaus“ It is the biggest It is the biggest Hochzeitshaus of Hesse. (33mx12mx20m) The Hochzeitshaus is a museum, s a museum, there you can see some old things some old things.

Alena Lewandowski “Patrizierhaus“ The Patrizierhaus is a museum, too.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster „Grauer Turm“ (“Grey Tower“) The “Grey Tower“ is the highest the highest remaining urban d f defense tower in t i Germany. It is thirty-seven meters high.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster „Lion- Statue“ The “Lion- Statue“ is a present from the English partner town Burnham- on- sea.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster The real telephone box This real telephone box is a present box is a present from the English partner town too partner town, too.

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster „Rosen-/Grebenturm“

„Town wall“

Alena Lewandowski and Lena Köster Best wishes from Fritzlar Alena@lewan-home.de @ m Lena koester@gmx.net _ @gm