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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in Franconia, Bavaria, above the Tauber valley, which grew below a Hohenstaufen castle and was a free imperial city from 1274 until 1802. Taken by Tilly's imperial army in 1631, it then declined, which preserved its walled medieval townscape, now one of Germany's best-known sights. The festival play of the Master Draught recalls the capture of 1631.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Image: Berthold Werner · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Free Imperial City of RothenburgPrincipality of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rothenburg ob der Tauber. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rothenburg-ob-der-tauber
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