Friedrichstadt

"Friedrichstadt es un municipio de Alemania, integrada dentro del Distrito de Nordfriesland, en el Estado de Schleswig-Holstein. La ciudad está situada en la confluencia de los ríos Treene y Eider, a 12 km al sur de Husum, capital del distrito de Nordfriesland. Fue fundada en 1621 por colonos holandeses. El duque Federico III de Holstein-Gottorp (1597-1659) convenció a comunidades menonitas y Remonstrantes para que se estableciesen en esta ciudad y recuperan tierras marjales y pantanos de los alrededores de la misma. El holandés se convirtió en la lengua oficial. Sin embargo, en 1630, muchos arminianos habían vuelto a los Países Bajos, sin que la ciudad tuviera el éxito esperado."

"Friedrichstadt (Danish: Frederiksstad) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. It was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp pursued them to invest capital and knowledge in this region in turn for freedom of their Mennonite and Remonstrant religion (see: Arminianism) and opportunities to reclaim fen and marsh land in the vicinity of the town. One of them was Johannes Narssius. Dutch became an official language. By 1630, many Arminians had already returned to the Netherlands. In 1633 Frederick III sent an embassy to Persia with a view to setting up Friedrichstadt as the European terminus. Despite being led by Philip Crusius, jurisconsult, and Otto Bruggemann or Brugman, merchant, the project proved fruitless. The city did not become as successful as anticipated. Beside the Remonstrants and Mennonites there were also other faith communities as Unitarians, Quakers, Catholics and Jews."