"Gelnhausen, DE" Gelnhausen by dromosapien

* Gelnhausen, population: 22,000 a Kinzig river city that was established on important trade routes and it was once the seat of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, Barbarossa (1122-1190).
It would be my first choice as a daytrip from Frankfurt, about 40 minutes away by train.

Marienkirche

- Church of Saint Mary

constructed: 12th century
denomination: Lutheran, since 1543
location: Kirchgasse

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Stadtmauer, Gelnhausen, Deutschland 2011

- city wall

constructed: c.13th century
location: Philipp-Reis-Straße 11

Kaiserpfalz, Gelnhausen, Germany 2011

- Imperial Palace a.k.a. Barbarossaburg

constructed: 1180 on a Kinzig river isle
builder: Kaiser / Emperor Frederick I (1122-1190)
destroyed: during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) by the Swedish
location: Burgstraße