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Dinkelsbuehl
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Dinkelsbuehl
     Free City (of the Holy Roman Empire)
The former free city of Dinkelsbuehl, with its distinctive townscape, is located in the idyllic valley of the River Woernitz. Dinkelsbuehl’s perfectly preserved city walls and marvellous patrician houses, which include the so-called "Hezelhof” and the "Deutsches Haus”, are reminders of Dinkelsbuehl’s glorious era in the 15th and 16th century.
Dinkelsbuehl’s industrious tradesmen and flourishing trading activities improved its wealth, with the town’s fortifications and 16 towers providing protection from attack. St. George’s Minster, one of the most beautiful hall churches in Germany, was built at the crossroad of the old trade routes. Artists discovered the picturesque nooks, crannies and alleyways of the old town in the last century and now visitors from all over the world flock to the medieval town to get a taste of its vibrant ambience.

Local history of Dinkelsbuehl
8th century: A Franconian royal court in today’s Hoffeld region probably is the nucleus of the settlement.

10th century: Dinkelsbuehl receives a city wall with towers and gateways.

First proved by documents as "burgus Tinkelspuhel” in the year 1188.

1251: Dinkelsbuehl was mortgaged to the city of Oettingen by King Konrad IV. But the citizens paid enormous sums to acquire their freedom – and succeeded.

In 1546 Emperor Charles VI conquers the so-called "Schmalkaldischer Bund”. The city is ruled by a Catholic council now and St. George’s Minster is ceded to the Catholic minority.

1802: Dinkelsbuehl becomes Bavarian.
1804: Dinkelsbuehl becomes Prussian.
1806: Dinkelsbuehl becomes Bavarian again.