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Many visitors to Rothenburg ob der Tauber are here for the day, and when day turns to night, you can have the place to yourself for the opportunity to view and photograph. And judging by these photographs, you may well ask yourself: where did everybody go?

A good place to start to get your bearings straight is the Marktplatz (Market Square; photo above and map below). While you wait for Hans Baumgartner to begin his Nightwatchman nightly walking tours (in English or German), you can look up the Ratstrinkstube (Councillors’ Tavern) for a modest retelling of the Meistertrunk legend. The following 90-second video shows how the figures for Mayor Nusch and General Tilly greet curious onlookers at the square at 8pm.

Night spots in town

Each photograph below corresponds to its label on the following map; click on the “arrow-window” icon at the upper-left corner of the map for additional details.

1. Marktplatz, west on Herrngasse

Marktplatz, west on Herrngasse

2a. Schmuckbrunnen, Marktplatz

Schmuckbrunnen (left-centre) and patrician houses at Marktplatz 9 and 10

2b. Marienapotheke

Mary figure (c. 1470), Marienapotheke

3. Burgtor, Burggarten

Burgtor, Burggarten

4. Untere Schmiedgasse, Plönlein

Untere Schmiedgasse, south to Plönlein

5. Plönlein

Plönlein, with Siebersturm (left) and Kobozellertor (right)

6a. Weisser Turm

Weisser Turm, former gate on the 12th-century city wall. West from Galgengasse/Paradeisgasse

6b. Galgentor

To Galgentor, east from Galgengasse/Paradeisgasse

7. Paradeisgasse/Galgengasse

South, from Paradeisgasse/Galgengasse

8. Schrannengasse (Judenkirchhof)

Schrannengasse (Judenkirchhof)

9. Judengasse

Judengasse, west/downhill from Heugasse; more about the town’s Jewish history here

10. Heugasse/Schrannenplatz

Heugasse at Schrannenplatz

11. Klingentor

Klingentor

12. St. Wolfgangskirche

St. Wolfgangskirche (St. Wolfgang Church)

13. St. Jakobskirche

St. Jakobskirche (St. James’ Church)

14. Kirchplatz

Kirchplatz, west to St. Jakobskirche

15. Georgengasse

Georgengasse, east to Weisser Turm

More

•   The medieval city by day
•   A trip through the city’s Jewish history

Thanks to Rothenburg ob der Tauber Tourism Service for providing access to services and facilities, and thanks to Akzent Hotel Schranne for a warm welcome and a comfortable convenient stay at Schrannenplatz. I made all photos above on 11 and 12 November 2015 with a Canon EOS6D mark1. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as http://wp.me/p1BIdT-7JR.