Spital Gate
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany. Rothenburg was a Free Imperial City from the late Middle Ages to 1803. The name "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" means, in German, "Red fortress above the Tauber". This is so because the town is located on a plateau overlooking the Tauber River. As to the name "Rothenburg", some say it comes from the German words Rot (Red) and Burg (burgh, medieval fortified settlement), referring to the red colour of the roofs of the houses which overlook the river. Main sights: The Criminal Museum (Kriminalmuseum) gives an insight into judicial punishment over the last 1000 years. Exhibits include instruments of torture, shrew's fiddles, scold's bridles, medieval legal texts and guidance on witch trials. Imperial City Museum with the municipal collections and a weapon collection, Doll and Toy Museum (Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum), St. James' Church with its Holy Blood reredos by Tilman Riemenschneider, another Riemenschneider altar (Altar of the Holy Cross) is in the Detwang church. Town wall, Plönlein, Spital bastion, St. Wolfgang's Church by the Klingentor gate (fortified church), Great hall of the castle (St. Blasius' Chapel), Toppler Castle in the Tauber valley, Double bridge over the Tauber, Historic town hall with clock tower and Meistertrunk clock, Altes Brauhaus
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Location: Germany: Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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