Rothenburg ob der Tauber city

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Rothenburg is the city - museum, almost completely preserved a medieval view. Every night on the town square appears a night watchman with halberd

Activities in Germany. Rothenburg ob der Tauber stands at the crossroads of the Romantic Road and the Castles Road at the Tauber river valley.
Choosing a tour to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, one should know that the city walls are made of red brick, hence the name - "Red fortress above the Tauber river”. Rothenburg is the city-museum, which is almost completely preserved its medieval appearance. It first mentioned in the annals of he IX th century. Tourists love to walk along narrow, winding streets , and the fortress with many bastions, gates and watchtowers. Be sure to visit: St. James Church (XIV-XV cent.) with a carved "Altar of Blood of the Lord" and wonderful stained glass windows; the Town Hall at the Market Square, where medieval dungeons and torture chamber are preserved. The Town Hall tower offers beautiful views of the Tauber Valley. In Rotenburg an der Tauber you can buy Christmas gifts and toys all the year round. For a sake of tourists pleasure, every night a night watchman with a candle and a halberd in his hands, makes a night round at the town square.

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