‘Plönlein’: picturesque medieval townscape where the road forks down to the ‘Kobolzeller Tor’ gate (about 1360, with outer courtyard, ‘Kohlturm’ tower and the ‘Devil’s Pulpit’); the scene is dominated by the ‘Siebersturm’ tower (about 1385).
Highlights along the Romantic Road
St. John’s Church Feuchtwangen
St. John’s Church (about 1257) with Baroque altar (about 1680) and late Gothic tabernacle.
Parish church of St. Mary of the Ascension in Hohenfurch
Parish church of St. Mary of the Ascension: Tower and choir from the 14th/15th centuries; rebuilt in Rococo style, 1750-54;…
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…
Church of St. George
Late Gothic Hall Church of St. George with ‘Daniel’, a 90 m high bell tower with viewing platform: Baroque-style High…
Marketplace
Market Place with magnificent half-timbered and Baroque buildings: ‘Alte Post’, (Old Post House – 1602), ‘Stern-Apotheke’ (Star Pharmacy – 1670),…
Town hall with Marienbrunnen fountain
The historic town hall (1674) on the centrally located Marienplatz with the fountain of the same name characterizes the Friedberg…