Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Rottweil (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Zollernbahn Railway Society, Rottweil Synagogue, and Dominikanermuseum. Also, be sure to include Rottweil Test Tower in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Rottweil (Baden-Württemberg).
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Zollernbahn Railway Society
Rail museum in Rottweil, Germany. The Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn is a German railway society dedicated to the preservation of historic railway vehicles, especially steam locomotives, where possible in working order. The society arranges day and shuttle trips, predominantly in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. It is based at Rottweil.
The operating company for the EFZ is the NeSA Eisenbahn-Betriebsgesellschaft Neckar-Schwarzwald-Alb-mbH ('Neckar-Black Forest-Alb Railway Operating Company').[1]
Rottweil Synagogue
Also known as: Synagoge
The old Rottweil Synagogue is a synagogue in Rottweil in Baden-Württemberg. It was established in 1861. The desecrated Synagogue is located in Kameralamtsgasse 6, former Judengasse, close to Kapellenkirche and next to Bischöfliches Konvikt and gymnasium. The construction of a new synagogue in Rottweil began in March 2016.[2]
Dominikanermuseum
The Dominican Museum Rottweil is a museum in Rottweil and also a branch of the Württemberg State Museum.
The museum was opened in 1992 with a new building on the site of the former Dominican monastery. It shows on the one hand an important collection of medieval sculptures, the Dursch collection of Georg Martin Dursch and as a further highlight the Roman era of Rottweil, Arae Flaviae. The Roman mosaics are particularly worth seeing.
The medieval history of Rottweil is presented in the Rottweil City Museum.
Address: Kriegsdamm 4, 78628 Rottweil
Rottweil Test Tower
Also known as: Thyssenkrupp Testturm
The TK Elevator Test Tower is an elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany. It is owned by TK Elevator, who have their elevator research campus nearby. It stands 246 m tall and was built to test the company's MULTI elevator system. At 232 m, the tower contains Germany's tallest observation deck and Europe's sixth tallest overvation deck not a bridge or dam. It was completed in 2017 and was the tallest elevator test tower in the world then, as well as the second-largest elevator test chamber after a former mine shaft used by Kone.[3]
Address: Berner Feld, Rottweil
Heilig-Kreuz-Münster
The Holy Cross Minster has been the main Catholic church of the city of Rottweil since the early 15th century; previously it was a branch of the mother church in the Altstadt suburb, the Basilica of St. Pelagius.
The Monument Foundation of Baden-Württemberg named the church Monument of the Month March 2018.
Address: Muensterplatz 2, 78628 Rottweil