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Rothenburg ob der Tauber
N 49°22.632', E 10°10.748'
2014-11-30, 2018-11-03, 2021-10-09, 2023-07-22
https://www.rothenburg.de/en/
Our rating: 7.40
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After visiting of more than 100 cities and towns in Germany, we did not expect that here exist a real medieval town with walls. Rothenburg ob der Tauber is such a town, completely walled.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2021) ©Yuriy Buriak
Curiously, one of the places here, is one of the symbols of Germany and often comes in various ratings of the most beautiful places in the world. This is a small square (Plönlein) used to be the market. On the photo to the left - gate Siebers (1385), to the right - gate Kobolzeller.
Plönlein ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Usually here is a crowd of tourists, so we were lucky to make picture without people. Old Town is really surrounded by a fortified wall. On the next photo besides the wall is also visible popular with tourists house Old Smithy.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Children's playground, right next to the car park (49.377833, 10.184639 ).
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
From different sides town can be reached through the gates which are also attractions. Tourists coming from the train station, get into the city through the Röder Gate, which date back to the 14th century.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
But the most beautiful is Oriental or Castle gates that lead to the Castle Park, located on a high cliff.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Passing through the gate, lift your head and find a funny mask on the wall. Through this hole the castle's defenders poured hot tar onto attackers.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
The castle no longer exists, but the gate and the park itself is one of the best places in town.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
In some places you can climb the wall and walk on it. These places can be found on the map at the end of the article.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Medieval Congress Hall (1699), where farmers payed taxes.
Medieval Congress Hall in Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Many houses look very unusual, even for Germany.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Town Hall on the Market Square was built in two styles. The back, white part, in the Gothic style (1250-1400), the front in the Renaissance style (1572-1578). The high white tower is open to visitors. You have to pay entrance fee at the very top, so just look for a way through the town hall, go through the turnstile and go up the stairs.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
St. James's Church, Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
You can also climb the Röderturm tower (49.376944, 10.184000 ).
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
The fairy tale festival Rothenburger Märchenzauber is held annually in early November. We did not participate in the events, but walked and watched the beautiful lighting.
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber (2023) ©Yurii Buriak
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
On one of our visits to Rothenburg an der Tauber, we decided to take a walk in the mountains that surround the town. As it turned out, there are several places with views of the city. They are located here 49.373862, 10.165069 and here 49.376048, 10.165149 . Back in the old town, we walked up the path that starts from the bridge here 49.377091, 10.171164 .
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©Yuriy Buriak
Rothenburg ob der Tauber map
Map of Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©tourismus.rothenburg.de
Map description
Rothenburg ob der Tauber ©tourismus.rothenburg.de
The same map in PDF can be downloaded from the official website . Getting there: By train to the station of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, use bahn.de .
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help