The castle garden of Rothenburg ob der Tauber - the park for a break

When you reach the castle garden via the castle gate, you can get a beautiful overview of the castle from the viewing pulpits on the left and right Tauber provide. To the north, the visitor looks into the district of Detwang, in which Church There is a wooden altar by Tilman Riemenschneider. Rothenburg was first mentioned here in 960. A short hiking trail leads from the Burggarten to Detwang. You should allow 20 minutes for this - you will also pass it Unter den Linden beer garden, located directly on the Tauber. That too Toppler Castle peeks out through the trees to the north. In a southerly direction you can look over the castle gardens Vineyard An der Eich into the Taubertal with the Kobolzell Church and the double bridge as well as the one opposite Hospital district with the striking windows of the Youth hostel (former Roßmühle).

As you walk into the castle garden, you will see on the left the only remaining building of the former Stauferburg, now a memorial. Before the Blasius Chapel clarifies one Display board about the structure and function of the former castle complex on. Passing the castle you come to a private house that once served as an office for the Rothenburg city gardening company. In the middle of the English park Here you will find a small figure garden and allegories of the four seasons. Draw the castle garden historical trees as well as wide lawns that invite you to linger.

A stele and a pogrom stone in the castle garden are a reminder of bygone times. The Staufer Stele on the northern side of the castle garden is a reminder of the time when the Holy Roman Emperor's castle maintained his control over the imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It is often said that the... Castle destroyed by an earthquake became – probably more of a legend. Stones were a valuable commodity and the town was eager to expand. It is more likely that the Rothenburgers demolished the castle themselves. There is a copy of the right next to the chapel medieval pogrom stone, the original of which is in RothenburgMuseum is issued. The murder of the Jewish population of Rothenburg, who died in the Middle Ages in the course of the beef pogrom in 1298, is commemorated here. The memorial stone in the castle garden is therefore also part of one Guided tour of Jewish Rothenburg.

This is right behind the former gardener's house Figure bed, which is an attraction for the many photographers in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. In addition to the babbling fountain, you can find it here Representations of the seasons in the blooming, fragrant flowerbed. In the background are the walls and towers hospital district as a backdrop for the perfect snapshot. Deutsche Post has also recognized this and dedicated its own issue to the 2019 outlook Double stamp in the series “Germany’s most beautiful panoramas”.