Three Thousand Year Old Towns
Rothenburg / Dinkelsbühl / Nördlingen
This book is devoted to three old German towns which are more than 1000 years old.
It is the famous Rothenburg, the lovely Dinkelsbuhl and wonderful Nordlingen.
It has many stunning photos which show town gates, streets, churches, very old half-timbered houses,
spires, monastery, town hall and silhouettes of well known buildings.
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Softcover
- 48 pages
- 3 pages text introduction
- 45 b&w photos
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In good exterior and very good interior condition.
With the rare Original Dust Jacket included. Faint foxing to Dust Wrapper, edges and title page, otherwise ok with faint traces of use and age.
All pages are complete and tight in the binding.
Approx/Measurements: 8" x 6-1/4" 0.3 lbs.
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Published by Iron Hammer in 1941
Background info:
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, well known for its well-preserved
medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City. Traffic-reducing measures are in place in a significant
portion of Rothenburg.
The name "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" means, in German, "Red fortress above the Tauber". This is so because the town is located on a plateau overlooking the Tauber River.
As to the name "Rothenburg" , some say it comes from the German words Rot (Red) and Burg (burgh, medieval fortified town), referring to the red colour of the roofs of the
houses which overlook the river. The name may also refer to the process of retting ("rotten" in German) flax for linen production.
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