Can Schloss Kaltenstein be visited?

Available facts do not state opening hours or admission fees, so it is best to check locally before planning a visit.

How old is the site of Schloss Kaltenstein?

A predecessor fortress on the site was first recorded in 1096 as Castrum Vehingen.

What remains of the medieval structure?

A section of the medieval shield wall built of rusticated stone and two flanking walls leading to the former town gates still survive.

What is the current status of the schloss?

It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany and, since 2020, has been subject to a concession contract for renovation and private economic use.

Schloss Kaltenstein

Kaltenstein Castle

Vaihingen an der Enz

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Where: Vaihingen an der Enz

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Schloss Kaltenstein stands in Vaihingen an der Enz (Landkreis Ludwigsburg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Kaltenstein overlooks the town of Vaihingen an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, standing on the site of a medieval stronghold first recorded in 1096 as Castrum Vehingen. The property passed through the counts of Vaihingen, the margraves of Baden and the counts of Oettingen before coming to the House of Württemberg in 1339. Rebuilt into a schloss in the 16th century, it later served as a garrison, a military hospital and a workhouse, and still shows a surviving section of the medieval shield wall along with two flanking walls that once led to the town gates.

What to know

The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No opening hours, admission fees or visit duration are currently available.
The building housed a succession of uses, including a workhouse, before a youth and social welfare organisation took it over in 1949.
A 2020 concession agreement with a private company set out a 27-year plan for renovation and economic use of the schloss.
Remnants of the medieval fortification, including a section of the shield wall, can still be seen integrated into the current structure.

Where this château is

Vaihingen an der Enz · Landkreis Ludwigsburg · Baden-Württemberg

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Schloßstraße 8, 71665 Vaihingen an der Enz

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can Schloss Kaltenstein be visited?: Available facts do not state opening hours or admission fees, so it is best to check locally before planning a visit.
How old is the site of Schloss Kaltenstein?: A predecessor fortress on the site was first recorded in 1096 as Castrum Vehingen.
Who built Schloss Kaltenstein?: The schloss emerged from a 16th-century rebuilding of an older burg that had passed through the counts of Vaihingen, the margraves of Baden and the counts of Oettingen before reaching the House of Württemberg in 1339.
What remains of the medieval structure?: A section of the medieval shield wall built of rusticated stone and two flanking walls leading to the former town gates still survive.
What is the current status of the schloss?: It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany and, since 2020, has been subject to a concession contract for renovation and private economic use.