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Things to do in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Sightlore has 19 places to explore in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and 11 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Tauber Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Tauber Bridge at Rothenburg ob der Tauber is an historic road bridge that spans the Tauber Valley west of the town centre of the Middle Franconian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria.
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Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
A museum of legal history covering the last 1,000 years of law and justice, housed since 1977 in the former Commandery of the Knights of St John in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
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St. Wolfgang
The former church of the shepherds' brotherhood at the Klingentor bastion in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, now the Lutheran Church of St Wolfgang.
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Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit
The former hospital church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, now the listed Lutheran Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit.
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St. James's Church
St. James Church is a Gothic church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
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St. John's Church
The former monastery church of the Knights of St John, the Catholic parish church of Rothenburg ob der Tauber since 1803.
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Rothenburg Town Hall
The listed historic town hall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, registered in the Bavarian list of monuments.
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Franciscan Abbey, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Franciscan Friary of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a former friary of the Conventual Franciscans in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria in the diocese of Bamberg.
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St. Peter and St. Paul's Church
St. Peter and Paul is a Gothic church in the quarter of Detwang in the Bavarian tourist resort of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the Tauber valley.
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Rothenburgmuseum
The museum of the history of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (until 2019 the Reichsstadtmuseum), with about 30,000 objects on some 2,500 m² of exhibition space.
Discovery routes in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Rothenburg: from the Market Square to the Castle Gate
From Rothenburg Town Hall and the Ratstrinkstube to the German Christmas Museum, St. James's Church and the Rothenburg Museum to the Klingentor and St. Wolfgang's Church; then the Franciscan Church and the Castle Gate.
Rothenburg: gates, the Plönlein and the Tauber valley
From the Röder Gate to the Medieval Crime and Justice Museum and St. John's Church, the Plönlein and the Siebers Tower to the Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit and the Spitalbastei; then the Tauber Bridge, Toppler Castle and the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Detwang.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Rothenburg Town Hall
The listed historic town hall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, registered in the Bavarian list of monuments.
Ratstrinkstube
The former councillors' tavern and flour weighing house on the market square of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, next to the town hall.
Klingentor
Gate tower on the northern side of the town walls of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Castle Gate
The western gate of the Rothenburg ob der Tauber town walls, leading to the castle garden on the site of the former castle.
Röder Gate
The eastern town gate of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, with its gate tower known as the Röderturm.
Plönlein
A small triangular square in Rothenburg ob der Tauber where the street forks towards the Siebers Tower and the Kobolzell Gate.
Siebers Tower
A former town gate tower beside the Plönlein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, also known as the Gebsattler Gate.
Spitalbastei
The fortified gate bastion at the southern end of the town walls of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Tauber Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Tauber Bridge at Rothenburg ob der Tauber is an historic road bridge that spans the Tauber Valley west of the town centre of the Middle Franconian town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria.
Toppler Castle
A small late-medieval tower house in the Tauber valley near Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Museums
German Christmas Museum
A museum in Rothenburg ob der Tauber devoted to the history of Christmas customs.
Rothenburgmuseum
The museum of the history of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (until 2019 the Reichsstadtmuseum), with about 30,000 objects on some 2,500 m² of exhibition space.
Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
A museum of legal history covering the last 1,000 years of law and justice, housed since 1977 in the former Commandery of the Knights of St John in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Places of worship
St. James's Church
St. James Church is a Gothic church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
St. Wolfgang
The former church of the shepherds' brotherhood at the Klingentor bastion in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, now the Lutheran Church of St Wolfgang.
Franciscan Abbey, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Franciscan Friary of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a former friary of the Conventual Franciscans in the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria in the diocese of Bamberg.
St. John's Church
The former monastery church of the Knights of St John, the Catholic parish church of Rothenburg ob der Tauber since 1803.
Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit
The former hospital church in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, now the listed Lutheran Hospital Church of the Holy Spirit.
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church
St. Peter and Paul is a Gothic church in the quarter of Detwang in the Bavarian tourist resort of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the Tauber valley.
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