Photo: Wetzlarer Neue Zeitung
Once again visitors to
Wetzlar will have the rare opportunity to tour Haus Friedwart, the former home
of the Leitz family. Tours will be
available on Saturday, September 15 at 2pm and 4pm, and on Sunday, September 16
at 10:30am and 2 pm.
Haus Friedwart is a
historical and architectural rarity. Situated on a large garden plot on the Kalsmunthang
(Kalsmunt Hill), it was built between 1914 and 1917 for Ernst Leitz II, who made
the decision in 1923 to manufacture the Leica, the first practical 35mm camera
in history.
Registration for the
one-and-a-half-hour guided tours is required at Tourist Information, Domplatz 8
in Wetzlar, or by phone (0 64 41) 99 77 55. The tours costs six euros.
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This is a rather short notice
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