Wirtemberg Castle

Wirtemberg Castle, a ruined hilltop castle, is the second family seat of the House of Württemberg, whose ancestors had abandoned Beutelsbach Castle (also known as "Kappelberg Castle"). Built on the eponymous Württemberg mountain in a spur of the Schurwald around 411 m (1,348 ft) above sea level, it is located in the current municipality of Rotenberg in Stuttgart, between Bad Cannstatt and Esslingen am Neckar. Between 1080 and 1819, three castles with this name existed in the area.

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Wirtemberg Castle ranks #3,377 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #263 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1080, it is older than 88% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,984 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 7 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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