Pyramidal red-tiled roof on medieval Edge of Sorrow Tower or Kummereckturm in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany. The name of the Kummereckturm may be taken literally. It is at a weak point in the city walls which caused sorrow and worry to the people of Rothenburg.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany: medieval Edge of Sorrow Tower or Kummereckturm, at the north east angle of the city walls, near the Goose Tower or Ganserturm and just north of the Gallows Gate or Galgentor. The name of the Kummereckturm may be taken literally. It is at a weak point in the city walls which caused sorrow and worry to the people of Rothenburg. Therefore, in 1481, the Ganserturm and a rampart were added in front of the Kummereckturm. However, this did not prevent Tilly (1631) and Turenne (1645) from overcoming defences and victoriously entering the city through the nearby Galgentor. Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Red Castle above the Tauber), in the Ansbach district of northern Bavaria, is world-famous for its well-preserved old town and is one of only three German towns or cities whose defensive walls survive intact. In the 1500s, it was often called the “Franconian Jerusalem” because of the numerous towers featured in its skyline. Founded in 1170, it became a Free Imperial City in 1274, under the direct control of the Holy Roman Emperor. It thrived partly because it was at the junction of two important pilgrimage routes, one of them linking Denmark and Rome, and by the late 1300s, had become one of the Empire’s largest cities. Rothenburg now attracts more than one million tourists a year.
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Location: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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