Nordlingen - the pearl of Bavaria

06 December 2012 Travel time: with 27 November 2012 on 28 November 2012
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Nordlingen is included in the route: "The Romantic Road of Bavaria" - it turns out there is such a road. According to the guide, it is very beautiful. Noschwanstein Castle is also included in this itinerary. The romantic road passes through castles and medieval towns. Nordlingen is a city in Bavaria, with a population of about 20.000 people, the city is located in a meteorite crater, and it turned out recently in the second half of the 20th century, and before that it was believed that the crater was of volcanic origin. The whole city has been preserved, as it were, within its medieval boundaries and in the same building. The fortress wall of the 14th century and about 3 km long with eleven towers and five fortified gates has been completely preserved. Nordlingen has been known since 85. as a Roman fortification with a settlement. In 259-260. was destroyed. In 898For the first time it is documented as the Carolingian royal court. In 1215Nordlingen becomes a free imperial city.

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