The town parish has its origins in the late 13th century, meaning it was founded soon after the first documentary mention of the town of Rain (July 4, 1257). The churches are among the most important cultural monuments in the town of Rain.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Sundial trail
Among other things, Röttingen is known as the “town of sundials”. This nickname is due to the town’s approximately 2-kilometer-long…
Lourdes cave
Below the parish church on the east side of the Kirchberg is the most important grotto complex in southern Germany,…
Historic market square Röttingen
Historic market place with Baroque Town Hall and half-timbered houses, Copyright Stadt Röttingen
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial
Ottmar Mergenthaler Memorial in Hachtel., Copyright Holger Schmitt
Ballenhaus
Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.
St. Anna Augsburg
St. Anna (1321, extended in the 15th century): former Carmelite monastery church with Gothic wall decorations and valuable paintings (Lucas…