Fredelsloh is a village in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 close to the town of Northeim

Northeim

Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, as of 2002, a population of 31 000. It's located on the German Half-Timbered House Road.-History:...

. The town is historically agricultural, but today derives much income from its traditional pottery shops. The village is centred on a very large church, which was formerly a mediaeval nunnery. The von Ohlen family historically owned much of the land in and around the village, and still has a strong presence in the area.

Further reading

• Fritz Both: 850 Jahre Fredelsloh. Chronik. Ortsrat Fredelsloh (Hrsg.). Moringen 1982
• Fritz Both: Die Klosterkirche St. Blasii und Marien in Fredelsloh (Kleine Kunstführer für Niedersachsen, Volume 22). Göttingen 1982
• Horst Gramatzki: Das Stift Fredelsloh von der Gründung bis zum Erlöschen seines Konvents. 2001
• Gerda Engelbracht: Das "Töpferdorf Fredelsloh". Ein Dorf zwischen Töpfertradition und Tourismus. Magisterarbeit. Göttingen 1981
• Petra Lönne, Johannes Klett-Drechsel & Sonja M.-A. König: "Die mittelalterliche Töpfereiwüstung Bengerode bei Fredelsloh, Ldkr. Northeim.". In: Mamoun Fansa, Frank Both, Henning Haßmann (Herausgeber): Archäologie|Land|Niedersachsen. 400 000 Jahre Geschichte. Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg 2004 = Lizenzausgabe für die Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. pp. 264-266.