Hot air balloon above medieval town of Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany.

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Fritzlar is a small German town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, 160 km (100 miles) 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. 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.

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Size: 5315px × 3609px
Location: Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany.
Photo credit: © dpict / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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