Friedrichstadt

Friedrichstadt is in North Sea Coast (Schleswig-Holstein).

Understand

Friedrichstadt was founded as a planned community in the 17th century to house religious refugees from the Netherlands. While it never achieved the grandiose plans of becoming a big city, it did attract subsequent waves of immigration and attained a reputation for remarkable religious tolerance which can still be seen in churches of numerous different denominations. The urban design is also remarkably "dutch" with waterways reminiscent of the canals of Amsterdam.

Get in

By train

• 1 Bahnhof Friedrichstadt. 

Get around

On foot

Much of the town is easily walkable and at any rate it is not all that big.

By boat

The several Grachten and the river Eider can all be explored on various small crafts and there are also guided tours.

See

• 1 Remonstrantenkirche. The only remonstrant church in Germany  
• 2 St.-Knud-Kirche. The Catholic church  
• 3 St.-Christophorus-Kirche. The local Lutheran church  
• 4 Mennonitenkirche (Mennonite church).  

Eat

• 1 Holländische Stube, Am Mittelburgwall 24-26, ☏ +49 4881 93 90 0, fax: +49 4881 93 90 22, info@hollaendischestube.de. 

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Aquarium, Am Mittelburgwall 4-8, ☏ +49 4881 93050, info@hotel-aquarium.de.