Wirtemberg Castle
| Castle Wirtemberg | |
|---|---|
Burgruine Wirtemberg | |
| Mount Württemberg Near Rotenberg (Stuttgart) in Germany | |
Wirtemberg Castle before 1819 (painting by Franz Xaver Odo Müller) | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Burg (Castle) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°46′55.47″N 9°16′7.23″E / 48.7820750°N 9.2686750°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1080 |
| In use | 1080 to 1819 |
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.