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.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Town
Plönlein with Kobolzeller Steige and Spitalgasse
Coat of arms
Location of Rothenburg ob der Tauber within Ansbach district
Rothenburg ob der Tauber Show map of Germany Rothenburg ob der Tauber Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°23′N 10°11′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
District	Ansbach
Government
• Mayor	Walter Hartl (Für Rothenburg)
Area
• Total	41.68 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,347
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91541
Dialling codes	09861
Vehicle registration	AN, DKB, FEU, ROT
Website	www.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

• Athis-Mons, France
• Suzdal, Russia
• Uchiko, Japan
• Montagnana, Italy

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"

Related pages

• Romantic Road

References

1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .

Other websites

• Rothenburg o.d.T. Tourist Office website
• Rothenburg travel guide Archived 2015-10-23 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
• Criminalistics museum
• Images of Rothenburg ob der Tauber (in English and German)
• Doll and Toy Museum (Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum) Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine