At the so-called “Umkehr”, the confluence of the Danube and Wörnitz rivers, there is a small park. Gebhardtplatz is laid out with numerous benches and lovingly arranged flowerbeds. The peace lime tree and the dove of peace from Jerusalemweg are also located here.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
St. John’s Minster
St. John’s Minster with an important sepulchre, Copyright Stadt Bad Mergentheim
Flax-processing Museum in Burgstall
It was the crushing hut where the fibers for the linen thread were extracted from flax, which was then processed…
Neo-Gothic Town Hall
Neo-Gothic Town Hall (1865) and St. Martin’s Parish Church (1910), Copyright Stadt Tauberbischofsheim
Medieval town wall
Completely preserved medieval town wall (14th century) with numerous towers and gates; approx. 2.5 km of walkable battlements
Bock mountain
Bock (570 m): highest hill in this part of the Swabian Jura with a good view over the Ries crater.