Rotenburg Travel Guide

 Airpunk Says:  Rotenburg is well connected to Hamburg and Bremen. All regional trains (Metronom –ME) between these two cities stop at Rotenburg with a train per hour in every direction. Some addition regional trains to Bremen (RB – Regionalbahn) are also available. There are also services... 

 Airpunk Says:  Constructed in 1876, this was once the school of the small town. The style of this neogothic building was adapted from the neighbouring church. Today, it is the cultural heart of the town: A culutural centrum, a library and the open university are situated here. 

 Airpunk Says:  This complex, consisting of a living house and two storehouses, was once property of a wealthy family – the Ehlermanns. The first storehouse was built in 1806, the second one and the living house are from 1825. The buildings were purchased by the town in 1979, since then,... 

 Airpunk Says:  Rotenburg’s main church was first built in the 12th century, but was pulled down after the Swedish took over the town. This was in 1648 when the Swedish expanded the castle and built a new church on the current place. This church was replaced in 1862 by the current neogothic... 

 Airpunk Says:  Paar-oh-die is a wordplay with the worlds “parody” and “pair oh that”. This strange looking, modern fountain is subject to many discussions and is said to be known outside of Rotenburg too. I didn’t know this fountain before, but I still remember it as one of the starngest... 

 Airpunk Says:  This museum, located in a 18th century house, shows how the rural life looked like in the past centuries. Smaller parts of the museum are dealing with the influence of celtic culture in this region as well as with the episcopal time of the town in the middle ages. The land... 

 Airpunk Says:  Normally, a city gate is an old structure, a part of history. In Rotenburg, it is a modern sculpture – standing on the place of a real former city gate. The two stones with a height of approximately 9 meters have both a piece of metal on their top, creating an interesting... 

 Airpunk Says:  Normally, the town hall is one of the most impressive and beautiful buildings of a town – not so in Rotenburg/Wuemme. The town hall of Rotenburg was built in the second half of the 20th century and looks like an average office building. But there is a small detail worth to... 

 Airpunk Says:  This sculpture stands in front of the train station and has the change of perspectives as main theme. Not only that people see things different if they do it from the perspective of a bird (from above). Also the sculpture looks sometimes more like an eagle, sometimes more...