Talk:Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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I have walked the walls of Rothenburg several times and have wonderd how many people would man the walls on a cold winter's night. Did the town have an early warning system maybe built on outlying villages and farm houses?
Take the walk of the night wathman tour. There were three. They would blow a horn in an emergency. Reywas92 16:27, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
- As an "Army brat" in Germany in the mid-1950s, I lived a short drive from Rothenburg and we visited many times. Part of the fun was watching the clock tower figures perform, part of it was walking the walls, and part of it was having supper at the Eisenhut. Their schnitzel was drool-inducing. I know they're still in operation, but has anyone eaten there recently? Is the food still fantastic, I hope? I've been back to Europe several times over the years, but have never made it back to Rothenburg. --Michael K. Smith 05:09, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
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The Japanese Wikipedia articles state that this town inspired the setting for this anime series.I just don't know where to put this in the article...Ranma9617 00:09, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
- A reference in an article on the anime series linking to this article would be most appropriate. An explanation of the anime series would be incomplete without Rothenburg; however, an explanation of Rothenburg is complete without the anime series, no? --Christophernicus 04:07, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
The Trivia section states:
Sometimes mistaken as the town at the end of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). The actual town is Nördlingen, Germany
I always swore that was Rothenburg! Imagine my surprise when we reviewed the film...LTC David J. Cormier (talk) 01:23, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Also, I tried to adde the following: The nearby parish of Detwang was founded first, in 968. The Rothenburg site was settled, but served only as a bone of contention between the Staufen Dukes of Swabia, the See of Wurzburg, the Abbey of Neumunster and the cloister of Colmburg. This was settled for good in 1142 when the first Staufen King, Konrad III, took control of the castle in order to further fortify the heights commanding the Tauber River. By 1150 his sons - Dukes of Swabia - established their residence in the new, more impressive castle.
A bustling town grew outside the castle, which attracted artisans, merchants and members of the noble ministerial class. This town outside the walls was in turn fortified, and by the beginning of the 13th century the town was fully enclosed by a defensive wall. Only the Weisse Turm ("White Tower") and the Markusturm ("Mark's Tower") at the Roderburg gate arch remain today of those walls.
but got an error message stating that this article has a blacklisted link in it - I don't know where. The source of information is Rothenburg ob der Tauber by Dr. Ludwig Schnurrer, Kunstverlag Edm. von Koenig, Heidelberg/Dielheim. LTC David J. Cormier (talk) 02:09, 10 May 2008 (UTC)