1598. In Russland steigt Boris Godunow auf den Zarenthron und mit dem Edikt von Nantes erhalten die Hugenotten die volle Religionsfreiheit. In Bayern regiert Kurfürst Maximilian I. Und das Fürstenhaus zu Oettingen-Wallerstein nimmt zum ersten Mal sein Braurecht wahr.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Parish church of St. Michael in Halblech
Parish Church of St Michael in Bayerniederhofen. The baroque church was built in 1701-03 by Thomas Natter and Joseph Miller;…
Gothic Tauber bridge
Gothic bridge over the River Tauber (1512) with a statue of St. Nepomuk and shrines
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains
Nature reserve Ammer Mountains / Ammer Gorge with the ‘Schleierfälle’ (‘Veil Falls’).
Parish Church of St. Jacob
Parish Church of St. Jacob, ‘Maria Alber’, Plague Church of St. Stephan and Church of St. Afra in the Field…
Historic Weikersheim market square
Historic market square with rococo fountain, Gothic town church and stately houses, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/JenniferSauer
Polizeidienerturm
The medieval narrow entrance to the town was originally a larger entrance for carts. Since the 19th century, the passageway…