Sometimes our guests ask, especially if they are staying with us for more than just one night, what you should definitely know as a visitor to Rottweil. Here is our recommendation:
- Rottweil is the oldest town in Baden-Württemberg. It dates back to a Roman settlement in 73 AD.
- Rottweil lies directly on the Neckar River between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest.
- Almost 25,000 people live in Rottweil, which has a high recreational value with beautiful hiking trails, a thermal spa and the Neckar cycle path.
- The town’s landmark is the “Black Gate”, which was built as part of the Staufer fortifications in 1230.
- Rottweil is a stronghold of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht (called Fastnet here). Every year at the Rottweiler Narrensprung (Rottweil Fools’ Jump) on Fasnet Monday and Fasnet Tuesday, a good 3,000 fools walk through the Schwarze Tor (Black Gate) “d’Stadt nab” (down the town), and 20,000 spectators watch the colourful goings-on in the medieval town centre (which is always worth a visit outside Fasnacht as well).
- The 246-metre-high TK-Elevator test tower is the world’s second-highest test tower for lift systems. The structure is used to test and certify high-speed lifts and can be visited by visitors.
- With wonderful events such as the Rottweiler Ferienzauber or the annual Jazz Festival, Rottweil is a lively centre for classical music, theatre, sculpture and jazz. Only in metropolises can you experience more.
- The city of Rottweil is the namesake of the dog breed “Rottweiler”. The faithful dog breed served the city’s cattle traders as a herding dog.
- Rottweil calls itself “the city of towers” – The Rottweil towers have shaped the cityscape as watchtowers, church towers or prison towers for centuries. The TK-Elevator test tower is a perfect addition.
- In 2028, the State Garden Show will take place in Rottweil. The State Garden Show will change Rottweil in the long term. A revitalisation of the Neckar is on the agenda, as is an optimised mobility concept. Here is more
