Bronnbach Monastery is a former Cistercian monastery founded in 1151 in the lower Tauber Valley, the 326th of the order. The culturally significant monastery complex combines the Romantic and Gothic architectural styles. Today it is an important conference and event center.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Collegiate Church
Collegiate Church (13th / 14th century): replaced the Romanesque monastery church with Gothic choir, Altar to the Virgin Mary (1483)…
Parish Church of St. Michael in Peiting
Parish Church of St. Michael with Gothic choir, sculptures by Schmädl; tower and crypt date back to the 11th/12th centuries.,…
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum
Bert Brecht Memorial Museum: a survey of the life and works of Bertolt Brecht; documentation covering the Augsburg years.
Complete medieval town
Complete medieval town wall with 16 towers, bastions and four gates, surrounded by old trees, ponds and orchards.
Town art gallery
Town art gallery in the Deutschordenshaus: Painting gallery divided into religious art, portraits, city views
Medieval town wall
Completely preserved medieval town wall (14th century) with numerous towers and gates; approx. 2.5 km of walkable battlements