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The town was first mentioned in a biography of Saint Lioba in 836 . It bears its name ("bishop's place") due to its close relation to bishop Saint Boniface . Boniface brought his relative Lioba to the town around 735 , where she became abbess of a Monastery . To distinguish the town from other towns named Bischofsheim, the name of the river Tauber was added to the name later. Some relics of the medieval city wall, particularly a tower called ''Türmersturm'' can be viewed. Tauberbischofsheim is famous for its Fencers , who won several Olympic medals and world championships (among them Thomas Bach , now a member of the IOC ). |
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