Marktplatz Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Historic market square before the town hall, whose dungeon vaults once held a fallen mayor.
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This guide to the Marktplatz in Rothenburg ob der Tauber turns on Heinrich Toppler, the fourteenth-century mayor who grew rich as the city bought up castles, mills and villages from cash-strapped nobles. It follows the money through the politics of a town squeezed by the Burgrave of Nuremberg and a feud between two kings. Best heard facing the town hall, with the entrance to its courtyard in view.
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