Dinkelsbühl

South of Feuchtwangen is the historic, old town of Dinkelsbühl , a town that prospered in the 15th and 16th centuries at the junction of trade routes. Its narrow streets filled with historic houses lie behind the walls with their towers and four gateways. The most handsome houses are found on the main street, Dr Martin Luther Strasse, particularly the Deutsches Haus with its overhanging balconies. The Heimatmuseum (Folklore Museum) in the Spitalhof traces the town’s history with furniture, kitchen utensils, torture instruments, and a portrait of King Adolphus of Sweden. The town’s siege by Adolphus’s army is reenacted every year in mid-July to commemorate the town’s salvation by the village’s brave children in the Thirty Years’ War.