As an Imperial Free City, defence was paramount for Rothenburg in Medieval times. The city has kept hold of its 46 defensive towers and four kilometres of covered walls, which have been restored and set up … See more

Rothenburg’s town hall is split into two parts: Fronting the market square is the main Renaissance building finished in 1578, and with a Baroque arcade at its base, a three-storey oriel on its corner and a winding sta… See more

You would need a whole article to record the many epoch-making events to have happened on the square beside the town hall. In 1474 at this very place, the territory of Holstein was granted to King Christian of Denmark b… See more

The Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperors has their castle on this loop in the Tauber, but after it was felled by an earthquake in 1356 its stone was recycled for Rothenburg’s walls. The only remaining piece was t… See more