ROTTENBURG, a town of Württemberg, in the circle of Schwarzwald, stands in a picturesque situation on the left bank of the Neckar, 7 miles W. of Tübingen. It is walled, and entered by eight gates; while the suburb Elungen, on the other side of the river, is joined to the town proper by a bridge. Among the handsome houses which line its broad thoroughfares rise many ancient and interesting buildings; as the old castle of the counts of Hohenberg (now used as a prison), several former convents, a Jesuit college (now the episcopal palace), the cathedral of St Martin, and several other churches of much beauty. The manufactures of the place comprise musical instruments, glass, leather, paper, and other articles. Pop. 6610.