St Kilian’s Chapel

The late Gothic St Kilian’s Chapel is considered to be one of the finest Gothic double chapels in Germany. Construction began in 1472. A coat-of-arms frieze depicts the “Wertheim monkey” as a symbol of vanity, Copyright: Spessart-Mainland / TOURISMUS REGION WERTHEIM GmbH / Holger Leue

St Kilian’s Chapel

Pfarrgasse 1

97877 Wertheim

Highlights along the Romantic Road

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Spital

‘Spital’ (hospital – founded about 1280) with Parish Church of the Holy Ghost (14th century); reconstruction of the present three-storey…

Spitzer Turm

The ‘Spitzer Turm’ (36.5 metres high) was built in the 13th century as a watchtower and keep. It also served…

Bad Mergentheim

St. John’s Minster

St. John’s Minster with an important sepulchre, Copyright Stadt Bad Mergentheim

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Toppler Castle

Toppler Castle (1388) and Kobolzell Church (1472-1501) in the Tauber Valley.

Lauda-Königshofen

Gothic Tauber bridge

Gothic bridge over the River Tauber (1512) with a statue of St. Nepomuk and shrines

Ballenhaus

Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.