Rothenburg ob der Tauber

The legend began in 1631, while the Thirty Years war was raging between Catholics and Protestants. Rothenburg, a Protestant town, was about to be overrun by a Catholic army. Just before the carnage was to begin, the Catholic general offered a deal. If anyone could drink a three-liter tankard of wine in one gulp, the town would be spared.

Rothenburg's mayor rushed forward to take the challenge. Mayor Nusch grabbed the tankard, swilled down the wine in one gulp, and passed out for three days while the town rejoiced over his extraordinary commitment to civic duty. This magic Meistertrunk moment is immortalized in the clock on the Councilors' Tavern on the Marktplatz. This is the same building where the tourist information office is located. At certain hours during the day, the clock's figures reenact Mayor Nusch's sacrificial gulp for his people while the Catholic general eggs him on.












Rothenburg happens to be one of favorite places in Germany. So any chance I get to go I'm all for it. Kristy, Cassie, Kynsley, and I spent the day shopping and touring around inside the castle walls. We enjoyed a traditional Turkish Donner and warmed up with hot chocolate in the afternoon. I love the cobblestone walkways and all horse drawn carriages strolling the streets!