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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːtn̩bʊʁk ʔɔp deːɐ̯ ˈtaʊbɐ] ( listen); East Franconian: Rothenburch ob da Tauber or Rothaburch) is a town in Ansbach, a district (Landkreis) in Middle Franconia.

Town
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Coat of arms of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Coat of arms
Location of Rothenburg ob der Tauber within Ansbach district
Rothenburg ob der Tauber in AN.svg
Coordinates: 49°23′N 10°11′E / 49.383°N 10.183°E / 49.383; 10.183Coordinates: 49°23′N 10°11′E / 49.383°N 10.183°E / 49.383; 10.183
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
DistrictAnsbach
Government
 • MayorWalter Hartl (Für Rothenburg)
Area
 • Total41.68 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)[1]
 • Total11,085
 • Density265.95/km2 (688.82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91541
Vehicle registrationAN, DKB, FEU, ROT
Websitewww.rothenburg.de

Gallery

  • Markusturm and Röderbogen, one of the town's oldest preserved defensive gates

  • The town wall near Pulverturm on the north side

  • The farmers' market next to the town hall

  • View of one of Rothenburg's lanes

  • Galgengasse, with houses rebuilt after 1945

  • Monument to former mayor Heinrich Toppler, in the Castle garden (Burggarten)

  • The Markus Tower in Rothenburg ob der Tauber at night.

Twin towns

Notable people

  • Georg Falck (1630–1689), organist at the St. James' Church, composer and music theorist
  • Franz Boll (1867–1924), science historian and librarian
  • Franz Leydig (1821-1908), german zoologist and comparative anatomist.
  • Wilhelm Borkholder (1886–1945), jurist and Lord Mayor of Ansbach
  • Friedrich Uebelhoer (1893–1945), politician (NSDAP)
  • Wilhelm Heer (1894–1961), politician (NSDAP), Member of Reichstag
  • Christof Stählin (1942–2015), author
  • Otto A. Böhmer (born 1949), author
  • Christian Mittermeier (born 1965), cook
  • Johann Friedrich (von) Hessing (1838-1918)constructor of "Hessingsches Wildbad"

Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber Media

  • Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rathaus

  • Medieval town wall and Klingentorturm, a defensive tower

  • View of Rothenburg south of the Tauber

  • The Meistertrunk scene in the astronomical clock of the Ratstrinkstube

  • Newer eastern part of Rothenburg following Allied bombing raid with the still standing outer walls of the buildings which were used in the rebuild, 1945

  • The Burgtor (castle gate) on the western side of Rothenburg

  • The eastern side of Rothenburg. Houses here were rebuilt after 1945

  • Garden in Rothenburg (2005)

  • Ducking stool at the medieval Criminal Museum

  • The Holy Blood reredos in the town church of St. James, made from 1500 to 1505

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

  Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber.



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