{"id":15075,"date":"2024-10-07T09:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=15075"},"modified":"2026-05-25T05:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:01:30","slug":"nordlingen","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/nordlingen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordlingen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A charming small Medieval town in Bavaria, Germany, 85 km south of Rothenburg, and 145 km northwest of Munich, built within a 25 km diameter Meteorite crater formed 15 million years ago. The town, part of the highly popular German Romantic Road, has a perfectly preserved 14<sup>e<\/sup> century walls encircling it, and a 9<sup>e<\/sup> century Medieval old town with beautiful, cobbled alleys, pastel partially timbered houses with turrets, and small shops, cafes and restaurants.<br \/>\nVisit the old town center, the Market Square, with its 14<sup>e<\/sup> century Town Hall, the food market, and explore the surrounding Renaissance and Baroque buildings.<br \/>\nWalk along the town\u2019s 3 km wall walk, its towers and gatehouses, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the old town and the surrounding charming countryside. Visit the 15<sup>e<\/sup> century Gothic St. George church, with its impressive Baroque altar and the Gothic wooden sculptures, made by the Dutchman Niclas Gerhaert van Leyden.<br \/>\nClimb the 90 meters high tower, called &#8220;Daniel&#8221;, Danielturm, offering great landscapes of the surroundings including the crater &#8220;ring&#8221;. There are few interesting museums in N\u00f6rdlingen including the Ries Crater museum, Museum Rieskrater, located in a 16<sup>e<\/sup> century barn in the old town, home to a collection of meteorites, rocks, fossils, and a moon rock brought back by Apollo 16. In the museum arrange for a guided tour of the National Geopark Ries. Visit the Bavarian Railway Museum at N\u00f6rdlingen train station presenting an open-air display of more than 100 railway vehicles, the City Wall Museum (Stadtmauer Museum), offering displays related to the history of the town&#8217;s fortifications, and other museums.<br \/>\nVisiting N\u00f6rdlingen for half a day, you will enjoy the architecture and authentic Medieval atmosphere in a tranquil and relaxed environment, especially due to the absence of tourist\u2019 crowds when compared to Rothenburg for example.<br \/>\nNote that the N\u00f6rdlingen Tourist Office is in the Marktplats, in the Leihhaus, behind the Town Hall (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noerdlingen.de\">https:\/\/www.noerdlingen.de<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A charming small Medieval town in Bavaria, Germany, 85 km south of Rothenburg, and 145 km northwest of Munich, built within a 25 km diameter Meteorite crater formed 15 million years ago. 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