Fritzlar Attractions
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25km/15mi southwest of Kassel lies the town of Fritzlar (pop. 15,000), situated above the left bank of the Eder.
With some 450 half-timbered buildings, Fritzlar has preserved much of its medieval aspect. In the Hochzeitshaus (Marriage House; c. 1580) is a Regional Museum (prehistoric antiquities, history of the town, collection of stoves).
On the highest point in the town stands the twin-towered Cathedral of St Peter (12th-14th C.). In the crypt is the Late Gothic tomb of St Wigbert, first abbot of Fritzlar. Also of interest are the 14th century cloister, the rich Treasury, the Cathedral Museum and the Cathedral Library (manuscripts of the eighth-17th centuries, incunabula).
With some 450 half-timbered buildings, Fritzlar has preserved much of its medieval aspect. In the Hochzeitshaus (Marriage House; c. 1580) is a Regional Museum (prehistoric antiquities, history of the town, collection of stoves).
On the highest point in the town stands the twin-towered Cathedral of St Peter (12th-14th C.). In the crypt is the Late Gothic tomb of St Wigbert, first abbot of Fritzlar. Also of interest are the 14th century cloister, the rich Treasury, the Cathedral Museum and the Cathedral Library (manuscripts of the eighth-17th centuries, incunabula).
