City walls of Iphofen, Medieval fortification walls in Iphofen, Germany.

The town walls of Iphofen form a double ring of masonry with towers, gates and a double ditch around the old town. The gates survive as double gates, with both the gate towers and their outer works (Vorwerke) still standing. The circuit dates from the town's founding around 1293 and was largely renewed in the 16th century.

Iphofen was raised to town status on 22 February 1293, and the charter obliged citizens to secure the settlement with ditches, walls and towers. The walls reached their present extent in the 14th century; the Gräbenviertel was incorporated after 1421. In the 16th century the defences were reinforced, with the Schütt dug as a second ditch and the Mittagsturm raised by two storeys between 1540 and 1544.

The gates served as customs points where goods traded at the Iphofen market were taxed, so the walls shaped the town's economy as well as its defence. The Gräbenviertel, once a separate village, was absorbed into the circuit after 1421.

The wall walk follows the former rampart between the two moats, laid out as a circular path after 1849 when the rampart was partly removed and planted with trees and shrubs. The gates survive as double gates, with their foreworks still standing beside the gate towers. The circuit frames the Altstadt ensemble and is listed as a Baudenkmal by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection.

The wall between the two moats was partly removed in 1849 and planted with trees and shrubs, giving Iphofen a circular walking path around the old town. The gates survive as double gates because the outer foreworks (Vorwerke) were kept alongside the gate towers, unlike in many neighbouring towns.