Stadtmauer Rothenburg
Medieval ramparts with a walkable tower trail, partly rebuilt by donors after the war.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Stadtmauer, the town wall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, follows the spring of nineteen forty-five, when bombs had already torn through the walls and six American soldiers set off under a white flag toward a garrison ordered to fight. It brings in a Washington official who knew what the town was worth and a German major facing an order from Hitler. Best heard up on the rampart walkway, where you can touch the stones.
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