Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Market Place and Town Hall

Large, historical Market Place with magnificent Town Hall, consisting of Gothic western part (1250-1400), with ‘Kaisersaal’ hall and tower (60 m), and Renaissance part (1572-78), arcade extension (1681); ‘Ratstrinkstube’ (Councillors’ Tavern, 1446) with the Meistertrunk clock (1910); ‘Fleisch- und Tanzhaus’ (13th/15th centuries) with half-timbered upper storey and ‘Jagstheimerhaus’ (1488, today the ‘Marien’ pharmacy); St. George’s or Herterich fountain (1608).

Market Place and Town Hall
Markt 1
91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Highlights along the Romantic Road

Donauwörth

Town History Museum

Town History Museum in ‘Rieder Tor’ tower: documents, sculptures, weapons and coins from the former Free Imperial Town.
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Castle and castle garden

Former castle: the official ducal residence of the 15th century still appears, in spite of the loss of its defensive…
Augsburg

Fuggerei

Fuggerei (1516-19): the world’s oldest social settlement., Copyright Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH, Friedrich Stettmayer