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Hoexter (18)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3599 W: 0 N: 7336]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (26597) | This is a view of Höxter (about 32.000 inhabitants) the most eastern town of the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, situated on the left bank of Weser river.
Höxter in the time of Charlemagne was a "villa regia", and it was the scene of a battle between his forces and the Saxons. The emperor Louis the Pious - a son of Charlemagne - awarded Höxter in the year 822 to the nearby monastery of Corvey and the town gradually increased in prosperity, and became the chief town of the principality of Corvey. Later it asserted its independence from the monastery and joined the Hanseatic League. It suffered severely during the Thirty Years' War. In 1643 the Catholic League after a long siege here held a bloodbath in which 1500 citizens of Höxter were killed. After this Höxter sank into poverty.
Today Höxter is a county seat and it is famous for its wonderful medieval half-timbered houses in style of Weser-Renaissance. It realy is worth a visit.
In my picture you can see (from left to the right) the tower of the city hall, the church St. Mary from 1283 and the church St. Kilian from 1100.
In the next days I'll show you some pictures taken in Höxter.
In the workshop you can see a closeup of this view.
Using the map view at the left you can zoom in to the place on the eastern bank of Weser river where my photo was taken from. |
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