My penpal Tanja has recentely been to Wertheim. As I told her that I've never heard about this town, she sent me this card so that I could see and learn a bit about it.
Wertheim is a small town in the southwest of Germany, at the northern
border between Baden-Wuerttemberg and Bavaria. The town is locatet at
the mouth of the river Tauber into the river Main.
© Schöning GmbH & Co. KG
High above the town, with an astonishing view over the valleys of Main and Tauber, there is Wertheim Castle
which is the landmark of the town. Today the castle is just a ruin (on
of the oldest fortress ruins in Baden-Wuerttemberg), formerly it was the
residence of the Earls of Wertheim, an noble dynasty which died during
the 16th century, and the castle was finally destroyed during the Thirty
Years' War in 1634. During the 1980s the castle was reconstructed and
opened to the public. It's worth a visit for sure.
But not just the castle is worth a visit - it's one of the most beautiful city centers in Germany
at all which makes Wertheim so advisable. Numerous half-timbered houses
- one more beautiful than the other, and which you can't take your eyes
off. Some of them go back to the 16th century! - in: http://www.hivino.travel/discover-germany
No comments:
Post a Comment