Dinkelsbuehl Hotels

Dinkelsbuhl is a historic city in Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the district of Ansbach, north of Aalen. During the Protestant Reformation, Dinkelsbuhl was notable for being — eventually along only with Ravensburg, Augsburg and Biberach an der Rib — a Mixed Imperial City where the Peace of Westphalia caused the establishment of a joint Catholic–Protestant government and administrative system, with equality offices, a precise and equal distribution between Catholic and Protestant civic officials. This status ended in 1802, when these cities were annexed by the Kingdom of Bavaria. Every summer Dinkelsbuhl celebrates the city's surrender to Swedish Troops during the Thirty Years' War. This reenactment is played out by many of the town's residents. It features a whole array of Swedish troops attacking the city gate and children dressed in traditional garb coming to witness the event. This historical event is called the Kinderzeche and can in some aspects be compared with the Meistertrunk in Rothenburg.