The best cycling routes around Mötzingen

The central Neckar facilities extend south of the river. Here you will find the well-kept city garden with shady paths, old trees, playgrounds, and sunbathing lawns. The Josef-Eberle-Brücke bridge leads directly from here into the old town.

The Josef-Eberle-Brücke is an elegant pedestrian and cycle bridge that directly connects Rottenburg's old town across the Neckar river with the parklands on the south bank. A slender, slightly curved steel and concrete construction that blends harmoniously into the river and townscape. Named after the writer, publicist, and publisher Josef Eberle (1901–1986), who was born in Rottenburg and became known under the pseudonym Sebastian Blau as a significant Swabian dialect poet.

The history of the Flurkreuz is not documented in writing. Only by interviewing around 40 contemporary witnesses, mostly "Ehgner", was light shed on the darkness of the past. The church caretaker Gertrud Edelmann and the parsonage maid Martha Weckerle reported that the money for the creation of the Flurkreuz was donated by the former St. Moriz town pastor August Zell. Among the "cross initiators" were Mayor Josef Schneider, town councilor Wilhelm Heberle and architect Martin Schilling. He had rock fragments from the central pillar of the Obere Brücke, blown up in 1945, recovered from the Neckar. As a sign of thanks for surviving the war, Heinrich Schneider from Bad Niedernau and his journeyman Hermann Geiger processed the sandstone from the town forest into the Flurkreuz. The cross was consecrated in 1947.

Beautiful fountain in the city park - nearby many seating areas and a café on the shore. a good place to chill.

The wayside cross we encounter here does not bear the Corpus Christi; instead, a Bible verse from the Gospel of John (Chapter 15) is incorporated into the beams: 'I am the vine, you are the branches.' In a reflection on the seven biblical 'I am' sayings of Jesus, Sr. Thekla Baumgart OSB writes: + 'The images all come from Jesus' everyday life and were catchy and understandable for the people of his time. For us today, some are understandable, while others are alien, or their significance has changed. What the seven 'I am' sayings have in common is their structure: the self-declaration 'I am...' (I am the vine) is followed by the consequence, i.e., a call to action – Whoever remains in me. This then leads into a promise: bears rich fruit.'

Great view from the bike path over Altingen, Kayh and Mönchberg to the Schönbuch

The “Posthotel zur Sonne” (Post Hotel at the Sun) was built in 1697 as one of the first larger buildings outside the Upper Gate on the Vorstadtplatz (Suburb Square) by butcher, innkeeper, and mayor Johann Philipp Deublin. In the 18th century, there was already a royal route for coaches that led from Stuttgart via Nagold to Freudenstadt and Strasbourg. In 1807, King Frederick established a post office in the Gasthaus zur Sonne. A stable for changing horses was added in 1812. At times, up to 50 animals were housed there. In 1898, the business moved to a new post office building on Leonhardstraße. Under Paul and Emma Luz, the post office was transformed into a hotel. During renovations in 1906, running water and electricity were installed. Professor Robert Nachbauer from Stuttgart had the magnificent half-timbering in the Franconian style uncovered and designed the artistically significant inn sign. `` . ... . After taking over the hotel in 1950, Karl-Friedrich and Lore Scholl had it modernized. Until its sale in 1984, the Hotel Post remained in the possession and management of the same family for generations, although the names changed: Deublin, Gschwindt, Luz, and Scholl.

Today, on a Sunday at the end of October, you can finally see the market square in its full size. Without market stalls and without large crowds.