- Rottweil
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo= Germany Rottweil Main Street.jpg
imagesize = 245px
image_caption=Main street in Rottweil.
Wappen = Wappen Rottweil.png
lat_deg = 48 | lat_min = 10 | lat_sec = 5
lon_deg = 8 | lon_min = 37 | lon_sec = 29
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Freiburg
Landkreis = Rottweil
elevation = 557
elevationmax = 609
Fläche = 71.76
Einwohner = 25691
Stand = 2006-03-31
PLZ = 78611–78628
PLZ-alt = 7210
Vorwahl = 0741
Kfz = RW
Website = [http://www.rottweil.de/ www.rottweil.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas J. Engeser
Bürgermeistertitel = OberbürgermeisterRottweil is the oldest
town in southwesternGermany , in the state ofBaden-Württemberg . Rottweil is located between theBlack Forest and theSwabian Alb and is a small town of about 25,000 inhabitants with amedieval center. It is mainly known for itscarnival (or also called Fasnet).History
Rottweil was founded by the Romans in AD 73 as Arae Flaviae and became a
municipium , but there are traces of human settlement going back to2000 BC . Roman baths and amosaic ofOrpheus ("ca." AD 180) date from the time of Roman settlement. The present town became a ducal and a royal court before 771 and in theMiddle Ages it became aFree Imperial City in1268 .In
1463 the city joined theSwiss Confederation , with which it was closely aligned for several centuries. Both its status as free city and its alliance with the Swiss Confederacy were eventually lost with the conquest of the region byNapoleon in1803 . The appearance of the town is very little changed from the16th century .Main sights
*The late-Romanesque and Gothic-era "Münster Heiliges Kreuz "("Minster of the Holy Cross"), built over a pre-existing church from 1270. It features a
crucifix byVeit Stoss and noteworthy Gothic sculptures.
*"Kapellenkirche" (1330-1340), a Gothic church with a tower and with three statue-decorated portals.
*"Lorenzkapelle" ("Church of St. Lawrence", 16th century), in late Gothic style. It houses some two hundred works by Swabian masters and Gothic altarpieces from the 14th-15th centuries.
*The City museum, including a notable mosaic with the legend of Orpheus.
*The late-Gothic Town Hall (1521).
*"St.Pelagius ", a Romanesque church from the 12th century. Excavations have brought to light Roman baths in the same site.Other
*The
Rottweiler dog is named after this town; it used to be a butcher's dog in the region.
*Adam of Rottweil , the fifteenth century scholar and printer, was born there.Twin towns
*flagicon|Italy
L'Aquila ,Italy
*flagicon|SUIBrugg ,Switzerland
*flagicon|FRAHyères ,France
*flagicon|AustriaImst ,Austria ee also
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Rottweil (district) External links
* [http://www.rottweil.de The official website]
* [http://www.german-embassy.org.uk/Carnival_offenburg.html Feast of Fools: Medieval Carnival Celebrations in Rottweil]
* [http://www.rottweil-info.de Website for hotels and restaurants in Rottweil]
* [http://www.reichsstadt-rottweil.de History and territory of the former Reichsstadt Rottweil]
* [http://www.rwbilder.de Pictures and stories about Rottweil]
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