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the order of Frederick I Barbarossa housed in a Neo-Baroque palace. old centre will yield many
in 1165–75, this was the main Its collection is not limited to the interesting sights, while a climb
and the biggest imperial palace life and work of Schiller, but also to the top of the hill affords a
(Kaiserpfalz) of the Holy Roman includes many documents splendid view of the town and
Empire. One of the surviving relating to German literature. the Neckar valley, as well as the
towers offers a spectacular view Other attractions in amazing Innere Brücke, a
over the Neckar valley. Marbach include some of 14th-century bridge. From
Set in a picturesque location, the original half-timbered there visitors can descend
Bad Wimpfen features many houses and the remains towards the market
half-timbered houses dating of the town walls and square, stopping on the
from the 16th–18th centuries. gates in the old town. way to visit Frauenkirche,
Bad Wimpfen im Tal is built The late-Gothic a Gothic hall-church
around the former collegiate Alexanderkirche is also dating from the 14th
church of St Peter and St Paul. worth a visit. Built in the century. Its front
This is a triple-nave basilica with second half of the 12th tower, the work of
transept, two eastern towers century by Aberlin Jörg, Ulrich and Matthäus
and cloister, dating from the it features interesting von Ensingen, was
13th–15th centuries. The south network vaulting added later. In the
façade of the transept and the covered with paintings. market square is the
portal are richly decorated with Stadtkirche St
carvings, which are probably P Schiller-Geburtshaus Dionysius, the oldest
the work of Erwin von Steinbach, Niklastorstraße 31. church in town, built
one of the builders of Strasbourg Tel (07144) 175 67. Friedrich Schiller in the 13th century
Cathedral. The church interior Open Apr–Sep 9am–5pm; statue in Marbach on the site of an
features many original carved Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm. earlier, 8th-century
statues and stalls. Closed 24, 25, 26, 31 Dec. & building. Inside are magnificent
E Schiller-Nationalmuseum early-Gothic stained-glass
Schillerhöhe 8–10. Tel (07144) 84 80. windows and late-15th-
u Marbach Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. century Gothic furnishings,
Closed 24, 25, 26, 31 Dec. & including the choir partition,
Road map C6. *1,450. £
n Marktstraße 23 (07144-10 22 97) the sacrarium and the font. The
∑ schillerstadt-marbach.de . nearby church of St Paul, built
i Esslingen in the mid-13th century for the
This small town would probably Road map C6. *92,000. Dominicans, is the oldest
never merit an entry in any n Marktplatz 2 (0711-396 390). surviving Dominican church in
guidebook were it not for the Germany. In neighbouring
fact that in 1759 the great writer Set among vineyards on the Rathausplatz stands the half-
Friedrich Schiller was born here. banks of the river Neckar, the timbered old town hall, Altes
The modest, half-timbered beautiful town of Esslingen is Rathaus, with its beautiful
house in which the poet spent famous for its sparkling wines. Renaissance façade, and the
his childhood has survived, and The town’s historic buildings Baroque new town hall.
is now a small museum – the were fortunate in surviving Designed as a palace for
Schiller-Geburtshaus. The town intact the ravages of World War Gottlieb von Palm by Gottlieb
also possesses a vast museum II. A walk through the winding David Kandlers, the Neues
of literature (Schiller- streets and narrow alleys of the Rathaus was built between
Nationalmuseum), which is 1748 and 1751.

The picturesque houses and chapel of Esslingen’s 14th-century Innere Brücke

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