Schlitzer Christmas candle

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Castle view

The Schlitzer Christmas candle in the small town of Schlitz , Hesse, is about 42 meters high and is the largest Christmas candle that is not made of wax.

Since 1991 the keep of the Hinterburg , the 36 meter high rear tower, has been wrapped in a red cloth every November and an approximately 6 meter high flame made of around 140 light bulbs is mounted on the top of the tower. With an elevator inside the tower you can get to the top of the candle and enjoy the view. In the market square of the historic city of place at the Advent weekends Christmas market place, which is the candle as a special attraction.

Web links

Commons : back tower  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schlitzer Christmas market under the largest candle in the world ( Memento from December 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b hessenschau.de, Frankfurt, Germany: Biggest candle in the world in Schlitz. In: hessenschau.de. November 30, 2018, accessed September 1, 2019 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 22.9 "  N , 9 ° 33 ′ 38.2"  E