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Rothenburg ob der Tauber is one of the cities on the Romantic Road that has preserved vestiges of their medieval importance into the 21st century.

A series of walls and towers defended the city over the ages, the most recent still stands and surrounds most of the older part of the city.

During World War II on March 31, 1945, an allied bombardement destroyed the eastern part of the old town. But fortunately the historical center remained untouched. In spite of the poorness of the years after the war, the inhabitants of Rothenburg were able to rebuild the destroyed parts according to the old medieval plans.