Schlitzer Destillerie

The Schlitz Christmas Candle is a candle-like structure unveiled every Christmas season in Schlitz, a small town in Hesse, Germany. It is approximately 42-metre (138 ft) tall, and is thought to be the largest non-wax candle in the world. The candle is created by draping a red cloth over the stone tower at the center of the town. The tower is then topped off with an electric flame to give the impression of a Christmas candle, which can be seen from great distances looming above the town's Tudor-style buildings. The tower used to form the candle is called the Hinterturm, which was built in the 14th century, and is the remnant of a castle that no longer stands. An elevator inside the Hinterturm takes visitors to the top of the tower.The candle has been a yearly tradition in Schlitz since the Christmas Candle was first established on November 28, 1991. The candle serves as the town's Christmas market, which includes vendors, activities, entertainment and guest appearances by Santa Claus Mayor Hans-Jürgen Schäfer said of the candle, "People come from all over Germany just to take a look at the Christmas candle. Of course, this brings Schlitz to the attention of people all over the world." Every year in January, the town receives newspaper clippings from all over the world with stories about the Schlitz Christmas Candle.Before the Schlitz Christmas Candle, the largest non-wax candle in the world was believed to be the Peace Candle, a tower-like structure assembled every holiday season in Easton, a Pennsylvania city in the United States.

Schlitz is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in eastern Hesse, Germany.

Lauter is a river of Hesse, Germany. At its confluence with the Altefeld in Bad Salzschlirf, the Schlitz is formed.

Altefeld (in its upper course: Schwarzer Fluß) is a river of Hesse, Germany. At its confluence with the Lauter in Bad Salzschlirf, the Schlitz is formed. It has a length of 30.0 km.

Bad Salzschlirf station is the only station in the spa town of Bad Salzschlirf in the German state of Hesse and is located on the Vogelsberg Railway (Vogelsbergbahn) from Gießen to Fulda. The railway to Niederjossa branched off at the station from 1898 to 1989.

Bad Salzschlirf is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

Lüder is a river of Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Fulda river northwest of Fulda town. Its source is in the upland bog of the Völzberger Köpfchen.

Großenlüder is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

Wartenberg is a municipality in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

The Hainigturm is a tower and tourist attraction in the Vogelsbergkeis, (Hesse, Germany). It is located between Lauterbach and Angersbach. The tower, which now consists of stones, used to be made completely out of wood. However the wood got rotten so the tower had to be rebuilt in 1907. In 2007 the Lauterbach celebrated the 100th anniversary of the tower.

Lauterbach (Hess) Nord station is a through station on the Vogelsberg Railway (Vogelsbergbahn) from Gießen to Fulda in the German state of Hesse. Until the closure of the Oberwald Railway (Oberwaldbahn) to Glauburg-Stockheim it was a rail junction.

St. Michael's Church (German: Michaelskirche) in Fulda, Hesse, is considered to be the oldest replica of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Germany, built in the Carolingian architectural style (Pre-Romanesque) on behalf of abbot Eigil in the years (820 – 822). It served as a burial chapel to Fulda monastery founded in 744, which was one of the prominent cultural centres of the early Middle Ages. St. Michael stands in the neighbourhood of Fulda cathedral, and the architect was probably the monk Racholf (d. 824). The rotunda and crypt remain preserved from this time. In the 10th and 11th century, the church was extended from the rotunda, and a west tower was built. In 1618 the roof over the rotunda was rebuilt with a conical roof, and in 1715 – 1716 a chapel was added to the north side. It was restored in 1853. Wall paintings in the interior date from the 11th century.