Rosenberg brings together art, a garden arranged by theme and a variety of routes. The Old Town Hall focuses on works by two painters closely connected with the town; at the Sieger Köder Centre, a collection and Bible Garden complement this focus. For time outdoors, there are routes in different formats: a cycling tour with an approximate travel time, a circular trail starting in the town centre, and a route connecting Rosenberg and Hohenberg. These differences make it easier to tailor your stay to culture, gardens or activity.

Art and the Bible Garden

The gallery and museum “Altes Rathaus” in Rosenberg showcase works by the painters Sieger Köder and Karl Stirner, who are closely connected with Rosenberg. The Sieger Köder Centre focuses on Köder’s work in several forms: drawings, original stained-glass windows, figures and sculptures, paintings, photographs and videos. The focus therefore differs: at the Old Town Hall, you can see works by two artists connected with Rosenberg, while the centre presents the range of Köder’s work and media.

The Bible Garden is also located at the Sieger Köder Centre. Eight picture panels and more than 60 plant species are arranged there in the order in which they appear in the Bible. This biblical sequence shapes the layout of the garden and offers a different emphasis from the centre’s collections of images and media. Art and a biblical arrangement of plants thus offer two distinct ways to explore the site.

Cycling Tour, Circular Trail and Way of St James

The route information in the municipality’s 2021 leisure guide distinguishes between a cycling tour and two walking routes. The “Around Rosenberg” cycling tour is listed as taking about three and a half hours. This approximate duration makes it easy to plan as a separate block of time; check current trail conditions before setting out.

The leisure guide also lists a circular trail that starts in the centre of Rosenberg, passes the Holzmühlenweiher, the Orrotsee car park and the Herlingsweiher, and returns to Rosenberg. The starting point is also the destination; the named stops define the route. The Franconian-Swabian Way of St James / HW4 is different: on the section from Mainkling to Adelmannsfelden, it passes through Rosenberg and Hohenberg. The circular trail therefore returns to its starting point, while the Way of St James runs between the two named towns.

More perspectives in the Ostalb District

In the Ostalb District, Rainau highlights Roman history, while Lorch focuses on monastic culture. The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005, runs for about six kilometres through Buch, Schwabsberg and Dalkingen in the municipality of Rainau. Important sections and individual monuments are preserved in particularly high concentration at Limes Park Rainau. A reconstructed watchtower offers panoramic views across the Ostalb; the Limestor Dalkingen is a unique structure along the entire stretch of the Limes between the Rhine and Danube.

The signposted Limes circular hiking trail near Rainau is about eleven kilometres long and takes approximately two and a half hours on foot. From the Limes wall and the Limes tower between Buch and Schwabsberg, it leads through Mahdholz Forest along the Limes to the southern edge of Schwabsberg. In Lorch, the monastery offers a different historical focus: it was founded in 1102 by Frederick I, the first Hohenstaufen, and his wife Agnes of Waiblingen as their burial place. The permanent exhibition explores 900 years of monastic history, including through the decorated Lorch choir books. The complex also includes a medieval church, the cloister, outbuildings and the Marsilius Tower, with views of the monastery complex, gardens and surrounding area.

Discover more destinations: Bopfingen, Täferrot, Essingen, Eschach, Mutlangen, Lorch, Schechingen, Unterschneidheim

For the regional travel overview: Ostalb District.