GERMANY Harburg & Wemding (3 July 2024)

Harburg is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Wörnitz and on the southeastern edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the UNESCO Global Geopark Ries.
The town is part of the scenic route called "Romantische Straße" (Romantic Road) with one of the most impressive remaining medieval castles in Germany.
The name of the town is usually interpreted as deriving from the Middle High German term horo, meaning "Swamp or bog". Harburg Castle would be a castle above the swamp. However, the soil conditions in Harburg speak against this thesis. In the local dialect Harburg is still referred to as Hore. This could be the German word for horn, which indicates the shape of the castle hill. Harburg Castle would thus be a castle on a hill with a horn shape.

Wemding is a town in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany. Wemding is situated on the edge of the Ries meteorite crater in the Geopark Ries.
The town of Wemding was founded in 793.
Wemding is the location of the Zeitpyramide (Time pyramid), a public art work begun in 1993 and scheduled to be completed in 3183. The most recent block, which was the fourth block, was placed on 9 September 2023, and the next block will be placed in 2033.
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