Germany:
Rothenburg ob der Tauber Germany:
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Burg Gate |
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| Train: Rothenburg has a shuttle train connecting it to Steinach Rothenbu every half hour. | |||
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| Cemetery: From the train, it's a short 10 minute walk to the town walls and Roder Gate. Immediately before Roder Gate is an old cemetery. | |||
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| Roder Gate: The road leading away from the railroad station takes you directly to Roder Gate, one of the main entrances into the walled city. | |||
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| Burg Gate: The gate features two round guard houses (16 century), a mask through which Rothenburg defenders would pour hot tar on enemies, and the eye-of-the-needle door within a door. The garden is very large and very beautiful as well as romantic, day and night. The outer path along the garden wall offers outstanding views of the pastoral valley surrounding Rothenburg as well as of the town itself. The end of garden is a good place to watch the sunset. | |||
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| Around the Town: Various photos around the town. | |||
One of the medieval town wells
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| Town Walls: It is possible to walk the entire inside wall of Rothenberg. We walked various sections and these are some photos of the various areas. The one day it poured rain for a while, we were walking the wall. It was actually nice as we were in a covered area. | |||
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| Market Plaza: The first reside | |||
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| Rathaus: The Town Hall. | |||
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| Views from the Tower: We climbed to the top of the bell tower shown in the first photo to take these photos of the town. | |||
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| Ratstrinkstube: The tower clock built in 1683 shows the day of the month, hour and minute. Added in 1910, the mechanical drinking scene portrays mayor Nusch's legendary drinking (1631) of over three liters of wine without stopping to save the town. | |||
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| Signs: Most shops display a gold sign relating to their type of business. In medieval times when only a few people could read, the sign was a way for them to recognize what a shop sold. | |||
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Night Watchman: In the years before
the dawn of the 20th century, the night watchman was one of many citizens
of Rothenburg responsible for the safety of the inhabitants of this
walled, fortified city. Even though the citizens who slept soundly at
night in their beds trusted him to keep the streets inside the high stone
walls safe, his status was less than honorable. His pay was low and his
job was a dishonorable one. Only the gravedigger and the executioner were
lower. His job was dangerous, because he had to guard the city at night
like a policeman.
The good citizens went to bed early. The people that he met on the streets were the drunks and the thieves. To protect himself and to show his authority he carried an intimidating weapon called a hellebarde. The night watchman made his rounds from nine in the evening until three in the morning, relying on the town hall clock to tell him when to sing his "Hour Song," which reminded the people who slumbered safe in their houses that he was still alive and taking care of them. The night watchman's horn, carried on a chain around his neck, warned the citizens of fire--the worst possible disaster that could strike a city in the days before fire hydrants. Keeping watch over the streets of the inner city, lighting the lanterns and announcing the hours in the still of the night were the duties of Rothenburg's night watchman. There were six of these men patrolling the city up to the year 1920. More on the history of Rothenburg can be found on the Night Watchman's website as well as on a previous page on our website. |
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| Hotel Altfraenkischen Weinstube: The first reside | |||
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Exterior
Our room #1 - very large with a nice sitting area and huge bathroom
Tina and Ken's room with canopy bed
Our first nights dinner of steak
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| Guest House Victoria: The second night we had to move to a different B&B owned by the same people. We had the entire upper level to ourselves which included a common sitting area between our rooms. | |||
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Exterior
Our room
Tina and Ken's room
Common area
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| Food: This is another meal of sausage, sauerkraut, beer and wine as well as a cold herring dish. | |||
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| Hell: This is the Hell restaurant. We ate here on our first trip and had a wonderful. We recommend going to Hell for your next meal in Rothenberg. | |||
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Kriminal Museum: The Rothenburg
medieval Crime Museum features the best collection in Europe of antique
objects and documents pertaining to crime and punishment from the twelfth
to the nineteenth centuries. The
museum contains four floors of medieval laws, verdicts, punishment and
torture devices used to keep the little people in line. |
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| Siebers Tower and Plonlein: Siebers Tower built in 1385 served as an entrance to Rothenburg for about 150 years, until the building of the Spital Bastion in the sixteenth century. Walking in through the archway, you arrive at the picturesque Plönlein Triangular Place. Fishermen once stored their fish in the cages next to the fountain. | |||
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| Spital Bastion: The Spital Bastion fortification built in 1586 features a unique figure eight design with two courtyards. The courtyards, various gates, walkways and adjacent moat are well worth exploring. The inscription over the main gate translates to; Peace to those who enter, farewell to those who leave. | |||
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| Christmas Store: The shop is open all year round for Christmas shopping. It also contains a beautiful Christmas museum. | |||
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| Horse and Carriage Ride: On this trip, we took a horse and carriage ride around the town. | |||
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| Miscellaneous: Garden Nome's, Grapefruit Beer and a Snail. | |||
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