Am Markt in Friedrichstadt (called Frederikstad aan de Eider in Dutch) in Schleswig-Holstein during a trip through Northern Germany and Denmark. This town was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp convinced them to invest capital and knowledge in this region in turn for freedom of their belief as well as opportunities to reclaim fen and marsh land in the area. In the process Dutch became an official language. Photo: Annegret Nitzling, 26 December 2001.