Duderstadt is a city in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Göttingen.
It is the center and capital of the northern part of the Eichsfeld („Untereichsfeld“). In earlier times it was the private wealth of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Mainz.
The earliest documentary mention of Duderstadt was in 929 AD, and the city celebrates its anniversaries counting from that year.
It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
The city contains many historical buildings in the carcass style, most notably along the Market Street, which stretches from the St. Cyriakuskirche (Catholic, built 1250–1490), also called „Oberkirche“ (upper church), down to the St. Servatiuskirche (Protestant, built 1370–1520), also called „Unterkirche“ (nether church).
Built in 1343, the Westerturm is one of at least eight gate towers and peels of the city’s fortress wall, it burned down in 1424 and was rebuilt over the course of 12 years. The Westerturm has a very distinctive twisted roof. Though…