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Description of Hamburg
From Nordlingen, it's only about 15km by road or rail to the next stop on the Romantic Road, the picturesquely sited little town of HAMBURG . High above, dominating the valley of the River Wornitz, is a huge Schloss (guided tours: mid-March to Sept Tues-Sun 9am-5pm; Oct Tues-Sun 9.30am-4.30pm; DM5/?2.50), which was founded in the twelfth century by the Hohenstaufen emperors, before passing to the counts of Oettingen, whose descendants still own it. Never taken in battle, its fortifications and residential buildings - which date from a variety of periods - survive in pretty good condition. The Renaissance Furstenbau houses the Kunstsammlung (mid-March to Oct Tues-Sun 10am-noon & 2-5pm; DM5/?2.50), whose prize exhibit is a poignant, almost monumental ivory crucifix of the eleventh-century Ottonian period, a unique work of its kind. There are also several outstanding treasury items, notably a jewelled reliquary cross bearing the figures of the donor, Count Ludwig XII of Oettingen, and his family.
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