Town FortificationRothenburg ob der Tauber

Town Fortification Rothenburg - Burgtor (Castle Gate)

The Gate can be visited

The reason for building the Castle Gate was a natural disaster that befell Rothenburg: in 1356 an earthquake destroyed the fortifications. It was decided that a fortified tower should protect the town from attackers from the west.

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Source: tourismus.rothenburg.de · Image: Mobile Geschichte

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Location: 49.3766, 10.1748