St. Mary’s Cathedral: first documentary mention in AD 823; crypt (10th century) and glass paintings of figures, thought to be the oldest in Germany (about 1140); ceiling and wall frescos from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, panel paintings by Hans Holbein the Elder.
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.
Town History Museum
Town History Museum in ‘Rieder Tor’ tower: documents, sculptures, weapons and coins from the former Free Imperial Town.
Rococo Town Hall
Rococo Town Hall: majestic construction, now made famous by the television series “Der Kaiser von Schexing”
Church of St. Salvator
Gothic Church of St. Salvator (1442): former Carmelite Monastery Church (highly modified in 1829) with interesting west portal and High…
Parish Church of St. Jakob
Parish Church of St. Jakob (St. James) with its onion tower, it sits majestically on the ‘Kirchberg’ and can be…
