Tauberbischofsheim

Tourist Information
Marktplatz 8
97941 Tauberbischofsheim
+49 9341 80333
tourismus@tauberbischofsheim.de

The many-sided holiday town

Tauberbischofsheim – the capital of the Main-Tauber District – is one of the oldest towns along the Tauber Valley. The iconic symbol for this town, with its abundance of half-timbered buildings, is the Türmersturm tower, at the centre of the Kurmainz Castle complex. The neo-Gothic town hall with its carillon, alongside the numerous neighbouring picturesque houses, is one of the most arresting buildings in the market square at the historic heart of the pedestrianised old town centre.

History

  • AD 735 Nunnery founded by Bishop Bonifacius
  • Between 1237 and 1245 Town charter granted
  • 1688 Latin School, forerunner of the Matthias Grünewald Grammar School, founded by Franciscan monks
  • 1867 Work begins on the construction of the neo-Gothic Town Hall at the Market Place
  • 1910-1914 Construction of the Catholic Town Church of St. Martin
  • 1954 Fencing Centre founded by Emil Beck; today, it is the National and Regional Fencing Centre; Olympic Fencing Centre
  • since 1973 Capital of the Main-Tauber District
  • 2005 1250th anniversary of Tauberbischofsheim
  • 10.09.2013 Election of Dr. Thomas Bach as IOC President
  • 2014 Designation of the “Brachenleite” as a nature reserve

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Tourist Information
Marktplatz 8
97941 Tauberbischofsheim
+49 9341 80333
tourismus@tauberbischofsheim.de