Village↕ | Region↕ | Population↕ | Famous For↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Middle Franconia | 11,243 | Intact medieval walls | Best preserved walled town in Germany, Plonlein crooked house, Christmas Museum, Night Watchman tour |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Upper Bavaria | 27,549 | Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak | 1936 Winter Olympics, Partnach Gorge, painted facades in Partenkirchen, ski resort fame |
Berchtesgaden | Upper Bavaria | 7,716 | Konigssee lake, Eagle's Nest | Emerald alpine lake, Watzmann mountain, salt mine tours, St. Bartholomae church, Hitler's former retreat |
Mittenwald | Upper Bavaria | 7,330 | Luftlmalerei painted houses | Violin-making tradition since 1684, fresco-covered facades, Karwendel mountains backdrop |
Fussen | Swabia | 15,608 | Gateway to Neuschwanstein | Mad King Ludwig's fairytale castle nearby, Romantic Road terminus, Lech river, colorful old town |
Oberammergau | Upper Bavaria | 5,271 | Passion Play every 10 years | Since 1634 passion play plague vow, Luftlmalerei painted houses, wood carving tradition |
Bamberg | Upper Franconia | 77,592 | Medieval old town | UNESCO World Heritage, rauchbier smoked beer, nine breweries, town hall on island bridge |
Regensburg | Upper Palatinate | 152,610 | Stone Bridge, Roman origins | UNESCO medieval old town, oldest stone bridge in Germany (1146), Wurstkuchl sausage kitchen 900 years old |
Nordlingen | Swabia | 20,674 | Built in a meteor crater | Perfectly circular walls, Ries crater, Daniel church tower climb, Harry Potter train filming, still walled |
Dinkelsbuhl | Middle Franconia | 11,793 | Untouched medieval town | Rothenburg alternative without the crowds, colorful gabled houses, Romantic Road, Kinderzeche festival |
Bad Tolz | Upper Bavaria | 18,628 | Painted facades, spa town | Marktstrasse painted houses, Leonhardifahrt horse pilgrimage, Isar river, Alpamare waterpark |
Mittenwald | Upper Bavaria | 7,330 | Violin-making heritage | Mittenwald violin museum, Goethe called it a living picture book, Karwendel cable car |
Lindau | Swabia | 25,428 | Island on Lake Constance | Bodensee harbor lion and lighthouse, old town on island, border of three countries, Nobel laureate meetings |
Passau | Lower Bavaria | 52,803 | Three rivers confluence | Danube, Inn, Ilz meet here, largest church organ in world at St. Stephen's, baroque old town |
Wurzburg | Lower Franconia | 127,934 | Wurzburg Residence | UNESCO baroque Residenz palace, Marienberg fortress, Franconian wine country, Main river views |
Bayreuth | Upper Franconia | 74,783 | Wagner Festival | Richard Wagner's Festspielhaus opera house, Margravial Opera House UNESCO, Hermitage palace gardens |
Oberstdorf | Swabia | 9,613 | Southernmost town, ski jumping | Four Hills Tournament venue, Allgau Alps base, Nebelhorn peak, car-free center, hiking hub |
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