Festivals in Rothenburg ob der Tauber


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December 10th 1977
Published: May 23rd 2011
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In the lead up to the 1977 Christmas season we drove to the Kriskindelmarkt in Nuremburg, but it was so crowded we decided to head back to Rothenberg ob der Tauber, the quintessential romantic walled medieval town in northern Bavaria, for the night. We arrived late but just in time to stop at the tourist office to see if they could find us a room. By a stroke of good fortune they found us a ro... Read Full Entry



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Clock at city hall

On the hour the figure of the Frech general and the mayor come out. The general promised to spare the city during the 30 years war if the mayor could drink a large stein of beer in one gulp. The mayor drinks the stein in commemoration.



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