![Frankfurt The town hall “Frankfurter Römer” in Frankfurt, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_HE_Frankfurt_2015.png?itok=r5-8v39R)
Free and imperial cities
Free and imperial cities were special urban areas in the Holy Roman Empire with a certain degree of independence and autonomy that were directly subordinate to the emperor.
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![Frankfurt The town hall “Frankfurter Römer” in Frankfurt, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_HE_Frankfurt_2015.png?itok=r5-8v39R)
![Cologne The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter also known as Cologne Cathedral.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_NW_Cologne.png?itok=_3apZSvc)
Cologne
- Country Germany
- Region North Rhine-Westphalia
- Year 2015
![Ravensburg The tower Mehlsack in the center of the historic town of Ravensburg, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BW_Ravensburg.png?itok=uCwqdHfr)
Ravensburg
- Country Germany
- Region Baden-Württemberg
- Year 2016
![Lindau The harbour entrance with the lighthouse and the Lion statue in Lindau, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BY_Lindau.png?itok=eSck1y8z)
![Schweinfurt The statue of Friedrich Rückert in front of the town hall of Schweinfurt, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BY_Schweinfurt.png?itok=UjQeEQhv)
![Worms The Nibelungenbrücke over the Rhine in Worms, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_RP_Worms.png?itok=knHsXDVI)
Worms
- Country Germany
- Region Rhineland-Palatinate
- Year 2019
![Rothenburg ob der Tauber The Sieberstor and the Kobolzeller Tor in the romantic Old Town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BY_Rothenburg_od_Tauber_2019.png?itok=4tz1HhKo)
![Frankfurt The Eschenheim Tower, a former city gate in Frankfurt, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_HE_Frankfurt_2019.png?itok=h3hvKmwe)
![Nuremberg The castle “Kaiserburg” in Nuremburg, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BY_Nuremberg.png?itok=mMbMAAEI)
![Ulm Ulm Minster, the tallest church in the world, in Ulm, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BW_Ulm.png?itok=FAwGs-Z1)
Ulm
- Country Germany
- Region Baden-Württemberg
- Year 2020
![Friedrichshafen The Zeppelin museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BW_Friedrichshafen.png?itok=KWR6b1uk)
Friedrichshafen
- Country Germany
- Region Baden-Württemberg
- Year 2020
![Dinkelsbühl The Segringer Tor in the romantic town of Dinkelsbühl, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/page/DE_BY_Dinkelsbuehl.png?itok=GtNQ2vTh)