Bad Wimpfen

Arkaden des staufischen Palas

Arcades of the Staufer Palace

The arcades of the Staufer palace, the most important building of the imperial palace, have been preserved. Here was the great hall of the imperial palace. The differently designed columns and round arches are among the most beautiful examples of Romanesque architecture in Germany. Further information

Arkaden des staufischen Palas
Burgviertel
74206 Bad Wimpfen
Telefon +49 (0) 7063 9720-0
Telefax +49 (0) 7063 9720-20
info@badwimpfen.org
www.badwimpfen.de

Evangelische Stadtkirche

Protestant Town Church

The building was erected from the 13th to the 16th century as a parish church over a pre-Baptist church. The valuable interior includes the late medieval winged altars, wall paintings, the Lutheran confessional and a Pietà from the 15th century.

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Evangelische Stadtkirche
Kirchplatz 1
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Katholische Ritterstiftskirche Sankt Peter

Catholic Knights' Collegiate Church of St. Peter

In Bad Wimpfen in the valley, on the foundations of a former Roman town with a fort, stands the Catholic Knights' Collegiate Church of St. Peter with the former Benedictine monastery.  It is a masterpiece of church architecture and one of the most important churches in southern Germany. The cloister is described by the Baden Württemberg Monument Foundation as "a pioneering ensemble of Neckar-Swabian Gothic architecture" and is considered one of the most beautiful and best preserved in the state.
The current building dates back to the 10th century (Romanesque westwork) and the 13th century (Gothic nave and choir).

Katholische Ritterstiftskirche Sankt Peter
Lindenplatz 8
74206 Bad Wimpfen
www.kloster-bad-wimpfen.de

Cornelienkirche

Cornelia Church

The church is located at the eastern exit of the valley-town, in the midst of the cemetery, which leans on the railroad. It was built in 1476 and once was named "Liebfrauenkirche".

It is reported, that general tilly created the plan of attack in it, before the battle near Wimpfen in the year of 1622, why the little church is popularly known as "Tilly-Chapel".

Cornelienkirche
Heilbronner Straße 24
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Rathaus

Town Hall

The classicist building from 1836 very close to the Blue Tower was built on the site of a late medieval half-timbered building with a flight of steps. It used to be the seat of the Imperial City Council and the court, today it is the seat of the city administration.

Rathaus
Marktplatz 1
74206 Bad Wimpfen
Telefon +49 (0) 7063 53-0

Hohenstaufentor

Hohenstaufen Gate

The Hohenstaufen Gate or also "Flying Buttress Gate" is the former southern entry to the imperial palace. Then the town wall went from the flying buttress gate up to the Nuremberg turretts and from there to the Red Tower; that way it surrounded the actual castle complex.

Hohenstaufentor
Hauptstraße
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Alter Bahnhof

Old Train Station

The train station of Bad Wimpfen is the only Neo-Gothic train station in Southern Germany. It was built in 1868 and later it was extended with the train line Heidelberg - Sinsheim - Heilbronn. Today, in addition to the trains of the Deutsche Bahn, the city train (S41) from Heilbronn to Sinsheim also stops here. In front of the station building, there is a stopping place for coaches and a large parking lot with e-charging station and bicycle boxes. There is also a stop for local public transport buses and the "citizens' bus" at the station forecourt.

In the station building there is a restaurant with cocktail bar and large beer garden.

Alter Bahnhof
Carl-Ulrich-Straße 1
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Bürgermeister-Elsässer-Haus

Mayor-Elsaesser-House

An imposing 16th century half-timbered building with a Baroque bay window (1717). In 1983 the foundations of a huge third keep formng part of the Imperial Palace were uncovered in the garden.

Bürgermeister-Elsässer-Haus
Obere Turmgasse 1
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Roter Turm

Red Tower

The Red Tower is the eastern keep of the Hohenstaufen imperial palace, built around 1200. As the last refuge of the lord of the castle, it is particularly lavishly furnished, including a Romanesque fireplace and lavatory. With a new exhibition concept, it presents itself as a Hohenstaufen defense tower with the corresponding furnishings and didactically prepared background knowledge from the time around 1200.

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Roter Turm
Burgviertel
74206 Bad Wimpfen

Blauer Turm

Blue Tower

The Blue Tower is the town's landmark. It was built around 1170 as the western keep of the royal palace and served the former imperial city of Wimpfen as a high watchtower. The name comes from its bluish shimmering slate roof. It specifically houses an apartment for the tower keeper, which is still used today. Thus Bad Wimpfen today has the oldest uninterrupted turret tradition in Germany. The 58-meter-high tower is open to visitors and offers a magnificent view of the Neckar Valley.

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Blauer Turm
Burgviertel
74206 Bad Wimpfen