Rothenburg ob der Tauber loosely translates to "Red castle above the Tauber" because the town is located on a plateau overlooking the Tauber River.
This town is part of the 1950s Romantische Straße or Romantic Road, a tourism corridor covering more than 460 kilometers (290 miles) from Würzburg to Füssen in Southern Germany. The road links a number of picturesque towns and castles.
Schneeballen, or "Snow Ball" in English, is a type of pastry popularized in Rothenburg ob der Tauber for more than 300 years.
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