Top 15 Castles around Lichtenwald

Yburg Castle can be seen from afar. The landmark of the Stetten district is idyllically situated among the vineyards and was built between 1300 and 1310 by the Truchsessen (stewards) of Stetten and their cousins from Y-Berg. However, the builders did not complete the project. In 1760, the castle complex was demolished, except for the outer walls that are still visible today. Yburg Castle has been inhabited again since April 2011. The 15 bronze sculptures, which create a unique art experience at this prominent location, attract art lovers from all over Germany to the hillside setting.

The core of the castle dates back to the Württemberg chancellor Martin Aichmann, who acquired the land in 1592 and began construction no later than the following year (the date is inscribed on the gatehouse facing the street). However, Aichmann fell out with Duke Frederick and in 1601 became a privy councillor in Saxony, where he introduced terraced viticulture based on the Württemberg model. Aichmann, a native of Schorndorf and a trained lawyer and theologian, was a typical representative of the so-called "Ehrbarkeit," the bourgeois ruling class in Württemberg, which frequently rose to the nobility. The castle subsequently remained mostly in the hands of various families within this ruling class, including the Stockmayer family, who played a dominant role in the Landtag (state parliament) in the 18th century, and the von Abel family, who also produced a leading figure in the Landtag, Christoph Konradin (d. 1823). His daughter, Therese von Abel (1771-1866), was the mistress of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Württemberg (later King Wilhelm I) for several years, with whom she even had two children (both of whom died young). A marriage against the wishes of Wilhelm's father, King Frederick I, was even considered, but the relationship ultimately ended. Therese's brother, Ludwig Friedrich, inherited the castle. He married his niece, Theresia (d. 1903), who was almost forty years his junior and distinguished herself as a great benefactor of the town, notably through the Theresienheim, named after her, for the sisters of Großheppach, and the construction of the water supply system. Since 1918, the castle has belonged to members of the von Gaisberg family, who transferred ownership to the charitable Charlotte von Gaisberg Foundation.

Great sculptures that are beautiful to look at

one of the sculptures by the Nuss artist family directly below the Y-Burg.

This is on the way to Stetten from Y-Burg. One of the many Skulpturen by Nuss

Always beautiful, especially when the sun goes down

Kirchheim Castle is a feast for the eyes at any time of the year and invites you to visit.

Beautiful sculpture