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Friedrichstadt canals – Friedrichstadt Market Square loop from Friedrichstadt

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Friedrichstadt

Friedrichstadt canals – Friedrichstadt Market Square loop from Friedrichstadt

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Friedrichstadt canals – Friedrichstadt Market Square loop from Friedrichstadt

01:28

5.79km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 540 m for 21 m

After 5.23 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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767 m

Mittelburggraben Bridge, Friedrichstadt

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Already at first glance you can see where the climatic health resort Friedrichstadt on the North Sea Schleswig-Holstein has its roots: The canals, bridges and Treppengiebelhäuser speak their own, namely …

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The Crooked House (Schiefes Haus), Friedrichstadt

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The building was slanted because the houses had a large attic and the loads were transported upwards by a pulley. This avoided that the loads constantly came up to the house wall when pulling up. Really smart!

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2.18 km

Historic Town Center of Friedrichstadt

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The houses from the founding days of the city were built by Dutch builders using building materials imported from Holland.

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2.32 km

Friedrichstadt canals

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The canals look like in the Netherlands and the buildings convey this impression. No wonder, since the city was built by many Dutch immigrants who were persecuted in their homeland …

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2.79 km

Friedrichstadt Market Square

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Sweet, when a tourist watches the tourists. 😉
Small Amsterdam in the real north.
If you walk through the small streets and lanes or on the canals you will really …

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3.03 km

Remonstrant Church Friedrichstadt

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The free faith is an achievement that has its origins even before the founding of the city of Friedrichstadt. Everything started in 1619 with the ban on the Remonstranten in …

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5.14 km

Boat moorings in Friedrichstadt

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This calm atmosphere invites you to linger. Endless photo opportunities.

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5.24 km

Blue Bridge Friedrichstadt

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The blue bascule bridge in Friedrichstadt is an easy connection from the train station to the historic old town. It is the longest bridge in the town

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5.79 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.83 km

2.12 km

779 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

746 m

415 m

264 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

18°C

11°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 34.0 km/h

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August 1, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏽Nordsee - Spaziergang und Bootsfahrt durchs Kleinamsterdam in Friedrichstadt

Friedrichstadt is a pretty little town with canals, straight streets and great narrow houses with stepped gables. Duke Friedrich III of Schleswig-Gottorf, the founder of Friedrichstadt, brought religiously persecuted Dutch people to his duchy at the beginning of the 17th century, granted them asylum and freedom of religion. In return, they built the town based on the Dutch model.
It's …

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May 22, 2026,Auf den Spuren meiner Großmutter

Friedrichstadt:

Ein Gespräch mit dem Stadtgründer Herzog Friedrich III.

Christiane Thomsen: Wie darf ich Sie ansprechen?

Friedrich: Herr Gottorf genügt.

Lieber Herr Gottorf, ich freue mich, dass Sie sich heute die Zeit genommen haben, mit mir über Ihre Stadt zu sprechen.
Zunächst einmal: Wie gefällt Ihnen Friedrichstadt?

June 21, 2022,Friedrichstadt, Durch das Holländerstädtchen zwischen Eider und Treene (NF)

Friedrichstadt was founded in 1621 by Duke Friedrich III of Gottorf. founded and is today a high-ranking cultural monument. Frederick III aimed at establishing a trading metropolis and brought in Dutch citizens, especially the persecuted Remonstrants, and granted them freedom of religion. As a result of this measure, members of other religious communities also settled in Friedrichstadt. Many of the …

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July 13, 2024,13.07.2024 Friedrichstadt Bummel

The average speed cannot be right, I strolled through Friedrichstadt and did not run.

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October 28, 2021,Bummel durch Friedrichstadt 🚶‍♀️

On the way home, a short stopover in the old Dutch town of Friedrichstadt to stroll around a bit 😃
Very nice old town, it's worth it 😎

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May 18, 2023,Nordfriesland - "Friedrichstadt"...🕵

At the end of the day, a little city walk.
Friedrichstadt lies between the rivers Eider and Treene.
Feels like a second Amsterdam.
The city of Friedrichstadt was founded in 1621 by Dutch religious refugees. Duke Friedrich III of Schleswig-Gottorf needed settlers who understood drainage and land reclamation. At the same time, many Dutch people had to flee the Netherlands …

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November 29, 2024,Weihnachtsmarkt Friedrichstadt

Blue skies and cold, clear air drove us to Friedrichstadt for the Canal Christmas on the first weekend of Advent. 🎄
The Christmas market on the market square is manageable, the backdrop of the city is extremely photogenic. 😍

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November 12, 2024,Schleswig-Holstein - "Holländerstadt" Friedrichstadt zwischen Treene und Eider

Friedrichstadt | October 17, 2024

The following text comes from Faltenriese:

"Final syllables of place names can sometimes be misleading. For example, Düsseldorf on the Rhine, with its almost 630,000 inhabitants, is anything but a village, while – based on the population of around 2,550 people alone – Friedrichstadt, south of Husum in the district of North Friesland, would be …

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Friedrichstadt canals – Friedrichstadt Market Square loop from Friedrichstadt

Mittelburggraben Bridge, Friedrichstadt

The Crooked House (Schiefes Haus), Friedrichstadt

Historic Town Center of Friedrichstadt

Friedrichstadt canals

Friedrichstadt Market Square

Remonstrant Church Friedrichstadt

Boat moorings in Friedrichstadt

Blue Bridge Friedrichstadt

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