Among other things, Röttingen is known as the “town of sundials”. This nickname is due to the town’s approximately 2-kilometer-long circular trail with 22 different sundials.
Highlights along the Romantic Road
Neumünster
Neumünster (New Minster – 11th century): Romanesque basilica with dome (1710-16) and Baroque façade; remains of the Hohenstaufen cloister with…
Collegiate Church
Collegiate Church (13th / 14th century): replaced the Romanesque monastery church with Gothic choir, Altar to the Virgin Mary (1483)…
Ballenhaus
Gothic ‘Ballenhaus’ (1419/1515): former Town Hall (up to 1902) with steep, stepped gable; council chamber with carved beamed ceiling.
Craftsman’s house
Craftsman’s house (1270) with rooms showing how a craftsman’s family lived in the past.
Wittelsbachers’ Castle
The construction of the castle “Fridberch” was first mentioned around 1257 to secure the Wittelsbach borders. For a short time,…
Reichsstrasse
Reichsstrasse: Principal item of the town with city hall (in 1236, since 1853 in the today’s form), town duty (1418),…