And some people do: It's among the prototypes for the ceramic Christmas villages that have become hot collectibles in North America. Rothenburg is a joy to walk around, with half-timbered medieval houses with high gables, defensive towers and a marketplace where shepherds danced around wells to ward offplague.
From the wooden walkway on the city walls, the red roofs of the picturesque town and the steeples of the 14th-century St Jakobus church stretch below. Former castle battlements, now gardens, overlook the river 55m below, across from the southern walls and towers of the old town that wind around the edge of the valley. That Rothenburg is so well preserved owes much to the centuries of depression that followed the devastating year war between Catholics and Protestants in the 17th century. A walk in almost any direction in Rothenburg brings visitors to something interesting.
In the Romantic era , the town was discovered by painters and poets and became a symbol of the Middle Ages in Germany. An informative walking tour along the city walls and to a large extent on the former battlements is offered by the Rothenburger Turmweg. Nowadays Rothenburg, situated in Western Franconia , is one of the most visited towns in Europe. Read more By loading the video, you accept YouTube's privacy policy. Read more. Load video. Always accept YouTube. By loading the map, you accept Google's privacy policy More.
Always allow Google Maps. Total distance: km. This was part of the reason for the relative preservation of the town from the destruction experienced by many other places in the Second World War. Although the town was bombed from the air, ground commanders on both sides hesitated to attack or defend with full force as the war came to an end.
The damage wrought by the bombing was repaired, in part, by donations from across the world. Performances of the Meistertrunk play traditionally took place at Whitsun, but they have now been extended to other festivals in Rothenburg in the summer months.
Details can be seen on a specific Meistertrunk website: www. It also has its own website: www. The Rothenburg Wine Festival Rothenburger Weindorf is held in high season with stands offering local wines and food and concerts by all kinds of musicians. The Rothenburg Advent Market, or Christmas Market, starts in November and offers a different experience than the year-round Christmas shops, with stalls offering seasonal food and gifts set up in the market square.
However, the original founder Wilhelm Wohlfahrt the company is named after his wife was originally an East German and the first sales of traditional Christmas articles from his home region to the American soldiers stationed in Germany took place on an American base near Stuttgart, not in Rothenburg.
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