Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany.
Rothenburg was a free imperial city from the late Middle Ages to 1803. In 1884 Johann Friedrich (von) Hessing (1838–1918) built Wildbad Rothenburg o.d.T. 1884–1903.
Today it is one of only three towns in Germany that still have completely intact city walls, the other two being Nördlingen and Dinkelsbühl, both also in Bavaria. These amazing photos were taken by Sigurd Curman that show street scenes of Rothenburg in the early 20th century.
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| “Würghurger Strasse”, Rothenburg, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1901 |
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| Rothenburg with the tower of the Town Hall, 1901 |
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| Square in Rothenburg just by the Town Hall, 1901 |
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| The Town Hall in Rothenburg, 1901 |
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| Röderbogen towards Markusturm, Rothenburg, 1902 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1902 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1902 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1902 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1902 |
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| “Burgthor”, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1910 |
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| “Maldimarkt”, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1910 |
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| “Rathaus Herrenstrasse”. The Town Hall in Rothenburg, 1910 |
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| “Siebersturne Cobaalzeller Thor”. Plönlein, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1910 |
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| “Straf-turm”, Rothenburg, 1910 |
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| Fountain in Rothenburg with the tower of St. Jacob’s Church in the background, 1910 |
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| House at the Juden Kirchhof, Jewish cemetery, Rothenburg, 1910 |
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| Röderstrasse leading up to Markusturm, Rothenburg, 1910 |
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| Röderstrasse, Rothenburg, 1910 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1910 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1910 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1910 |
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| Rothenburg street scenes, 1910 |
