Town Hall
Gothic and Renaissance seat of the old imperial city, crowned by a tower with sweeping rooftop views.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to the Town Hall in Rothenburg ob der Tauber goes back to October 1631, when General Tilly's Catholic army took the Protestant town during the Thirty Years' War and its councillors faced his judgement. It follows the town's most famous legend, a mayor named Georg Nusch and an enormous tankard of wine, and asks what the chroniclers of the time actually wrote. Stand on the market square facing the Councillors' Tavern clock, ideally just before the hour.
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