fritzlar is a small german town with a rich history in the district of schwalm-eder in northern hesse

building monastery church chapel ruins house town castle village history fortification estate cathedral architecture fritzlar small german rich district schwalm-eder northern hesse imperial city catehdral form romantic pearl fairy tale route popular destination holiday heart germany medieval center ringed wall numerous watch towers thirty-eight meters 125 high grey tower grauer turm highest remaining urban defense germany