Friedrichsdorf - Hugenottenstraße

Friedrichsdorf, about 20 km north of Frankfurt, was founded in 1687 by a group of Huguenots, who had fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They were granted asylum by Landgrave Friedrich II. They named the town after the Landgrave.

Friedrichsdorf flourished as the Huguenots brought new technolgies to this part of Hesse. Linen and later flannel were produced here. The services in the Protestant church, seen in the backdrop, were held in French language up to the beginning of the 20th century.