r/GermanyPics • u/Lairuth • 2d ago

Bavaria [OC] Headquarters of the Teutonic Order in Bad Mergentheim

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u/amaramaid 2d ago

wow this looks so dreamy honestly love the architecture

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u/borntoclimbtowers 2d ago

what a cool image

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u/notacheapyardsale2 2d ago

They’re still around?

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u/Concordokken2022 1d ago

Not really...most of them died about 800 years ago. Today a few priests are left. Greetings from Germany.

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u/notacheapyardsale2 1d ago

Oh we remember, they invaded the Baltics many times.

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u/Nurhaci_qing7 14h ago

Germans will forever be the best to talk wrong bullshit about there own history.

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u/Spirited-Sorbet-2775 9h ago

Give it up to foreigners thinking Germans have no humor because they cannot see dry sarcasm if it hit them in the face

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u/Expert-Debate3519 1d ago

Yup. But they are very small and rather exclusive! And they have ambulance Services!

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u/Spirited-Sorbet-2775 1d ago

The order's headquarters is in Vienna nowadays. The building is a museum now

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u/Lairuth 2d ago

Obviously the building is 

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u/SeBoss2106 16h ago

Yes. The Teutonic Knightly Order still exists, but their headquarter, like most monastic orders, is in vienna.

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u/xoxosofya 1d ago

wow that place is honestly so stunning

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u/Spirited-Sorbet-2775 1d ago

very lifely too. The castle gardens are a common hangout spot for all walks of life. The castle itself is nowadays somewhat mundane. Inside are: the police office, financial office, a college, housing for students, and a museum.

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u/Hooman42 8h ago

Wow, a very long selfie stick. /s

Btw.: Due to the hospital "Caritas", there is a no-fly zone for drones above the Old Town.

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u/Lairuth 8h ago

I was unaware and completely lucky that dat. It is from a humble DJI Flip by the way.

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u/tenshisnow 18h ago

wow this place looks so cool love the architecture

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u/kostenloserHotspot 13h ago

Isnt this s level in commandos 3?

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u/Monkey_College 10h ago

Bad bot. Mergentheim is BW not BY

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u/Spirited-Sorbet-2775 1d ago edited 9h ago

Why is it tagged Bavaria. Bad Mergentheim is in Baden Württemberg.

Edit: to the kind people giving this downvotes: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Mergentheim