Parish Church of St. Jakob (St. James) with its onion tower, it sits majestically on the ‘Kirchberg’ and can be seen from far and wide. It was remodelled in its present form in 1785, with its baroque decoration in fine Wessobrunner stucco work and brightly coloured ceiling frescos by the Bavarian-school façade painter (‘Lüftlmaler’) from Oberammergau, Franz Zwink. Important Virgin of Mercy.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Complete medieval town
Complete medieval town wall with 16 towers, bastions and four gates, surrounded by old trees, ponds and orchards.
Gothic pilgrimage church
Gothic pilgrimage church (15th/17th century) above Laudenbach with ornate interior, Copyright Stadt Weikersheim/Christel Nowak
Historic old town of Bad Mergentheim
Historic old town with attractive half-timbered houses and Baroque palaces, as well as a Renaissance Town Hall, ‘Milchling’ fountain and…
Fugger City Palace
Fugger City Palace (1512-15): home and business premises of Jakob Fugger with charming Renaissance-style inside courtyards (Damenhof)., Copyright Regio Augsburg…
Old town fortifications
Remains of the old town fortifications with towers (water tower, wooden battlements).