Romantic Road: Dinkelsbühl - a town of towers

A town of towers.

Somewhere in middle Franconia on the boarder of two German states: Bavaria and Baden-Wuttenberg is located a small town called Dinkelsbühl. The town was developed in 14th century and most of its buildings still exist in unchanged, medieval style. Entire town is surrounded by medieval wall equipped with many lookout towers - each one in different style.

Walk through the narrow streets of Dinkelsbühl can take you back in time for 600 years and you can easily forget about problems of todays life.

Dinhelsbühl Old Flour Mill

The built of old flouw mill was finished in 1378, now after renovation inside the mill are located musemum and chapele.

During the walk along the city walls we found following towers:

• Wornitz
• Henkersturm
• Bauerlinsturm
• Nordlinger Tor
• Salwantenturm
• Krugsturm
• Hertelsturm
• Hagelsturm
• Weisser Turm
• Haymersturm
• Wachtersturm
• Segringer Tor
• Dreikonigsturm
• Grünerturm
• Faulturm (Schuldturm)
• Rothenburger Tor

For a one inhabitant of Dinkelsbuhl accounts 0,0014 of tower, which is one of the highest rates in the World.

Map:

Schuldturm (Faultower)

Beside walls and towers in the town you can find old water mill, which is located in south part of the city. Furthermore, it is nice to visit old town hall and a huge cathedral - St. Gorges Minster.

View on the Dinkelsbühl's street 

View on the roofs of Dinkelsbühl and on the St. Georges Minster over the buildings

Dinkelsbühl is another stoppage point on Romantic Road through Bavaria. It is located more or less in the half of the trail and it is definately worth visiting it. For us the sightseeing of the town took around 3-4 hours including the dinner so it can be planned for half-day trip.

Stadtbibliothek Dinkelsbühl

Cute houses of Dinkelsbühl #1

Cute houses of Dinkelsbühl #2

Historical facts:

• in 1305 Dinkelsbühl received municipal rights,
• after two World Wars old town of Dinkelsbühl lost only one window in St. Georges Minster, everything else survived very well preserved,
• in the town The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm was filmed.

Leaving the town through Rothenburger Tor