Herrenberg, Medieval market town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Herrenberg is a half-timbered town in Baden-Württemberg built on a hill south of Stuttgart. The collegiate church stands above the historic center and towers over the rooftops of the old town with its tall spire.
Two villages merged around 1200 into a fortified settlement that was first documented in 1228. The town layout received its current unified form after the fires of 1466 and 1635 through systematic reconstruction.
The town takes its name from the hill it was built on, and the central market square still serves as a meeting point for weekly markets and festivals. The surrounding half-timbered houses show different building techniques from the period after the great fires and shape the appearance of the old town.
The old town sits on a hill and requires some fitness when climbing from the lower parts of town. The S1 suburban train line connects the place with Stuttgart and other regional towns.
The collegiate church houses a bell museum that traces the development of German bell casting through historical examples. The church nave contains 80 late medieval choir stalls that rank among the most important of their kind in southern Germany.
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