Niederstetten
Niederstetten () is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Bad Mergentheim, and 19 km west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- NiederstettenSchimmelturm.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Town hall
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen Niederstetten.png
- German place.image_plan
- Niederstetten im Main-Tauber-Kreis.png
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Stuttgart
- German place.district
- Main-Tauber-Kreis
- German place.elevation
- 306
- German place.area
- 104.05
- German place.postal_code
- 97996, 97980 (Mönchshof)
- German place.area_code
- 07932, 07933, 07939 (Heimberg)
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- Sights
- Museum
- Economy, industry and infrastructure
- Military
- International relations
- References
Niederstetten () is a town and a municipality in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Bad Mergentheim, and 19 km west of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
==Sights== thumb|left|Inner courtyard of Haltenbergstetten Castle The main attraction is Haltenbergstetten Castle, first built around 1200 by the House of Hohenlohe. The lands of Haltenbergstetten probably originally belonged to Pfitzingen Castle, which was located in a neighboring village. Conrad of Pfitzingen, who was already mentioned in documents in 1136/1141, was probably the father of Konrad of Weikersheim, the progenitor of the House of Hohenlohe, first mentioned in 1153.