Remseck Castle

Architecture, patrimoine et histoire · Landkreis Ludwigsburg

Remseck Castle occupies a limestone spur above the confluence of the Rems and the Neckar, in the district of Neckarrems. The site first bore the fortified castle of Rems, attributed to Emperor Henry IV at the end of the 11th century and mentioned in 1268 as a Württemberg possession, a border outpost of the lordship. Destroyed at the beginning of the 14th century during the conflict between Count Eberhard of Württemberg and Emperor Henry VII, it was rebuilt by the Nothaft family, then razed in 1576 except for the keep, which collapsed in 1792. In 1841-1842 Major Franz von Grimm had a Gothic Revival residence built in its place, surrounded by a romantic landscape park of about two hectares designed by the garden inspector Gustav Adolf Wagner. Owned by the Inn- und Knyphausen family, who ran an art gallery there from 1967 to 1991, the castle gave its name to the town of Remseck am Neckar in 1977. Acquired in 2003 by a private individual, it has been completely renovated and remains a private residence, visible from the valley.