Can you visit the Yburg freely?

Yes, the ruin is accessible on foot without particular restriction, reached by walking up from Stetten im Remstal through the vineyards.

Are there any interior rooms left at the Yburg?

Vaulted rooms on the ground floor and a staircase survive, but the upper floors and roof are gone.

Why is the Yburg a ruin?

Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg ordered the building demolished in 1760-1761, leaving only the outer walls that still stand today.

Yburg

Kernen im Remstal

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Yburg stands in Kernen im Remstal (Rems-Murr-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Yburg is a ruined residential castle built into a hillside above the village of Stetten im Remstal, surrounded by well-known vineyards along the Rems valley. Erected in the early 14th century by the Truchsess von Stetten family, it was never designed for defence and today stands as a roughly cube-shaped shell of outer walls, without roof or upper floors. Visitors can still make out the entrance gate, vaulted rooms with narrow windows, and a staircase that once led to the missing upper storeys. The site is reached on foot through the surrounding vineyards and offers open views over Stetten and the valley.

What to know

The ruin can be visited freely, on foot, by walking up through the vineyards from Stetten im Remstal.
There is no roof or preserved upper floor; only the outer walls remain standing.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
A roughly one-hour vineyard trail circles the Yburg through the Lindhälder, Brotwasser and Pulvermächer plots.
Each August a wine tasting organised by the Stetten wine growers' cooperative takes place at the site.

Where this château is

Kernen im Remstal · Rems-Murr-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Steigstraße, 71394 Kernen im Remstal

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you visit the Yburg freely?: Yes, the ruin is accessible on foot without particular restriction, reached by walking up from Stetten im Remstal through the vineyards.
Are there any interior rooms left at the Yburg?: Vaulted rooms on the ground floor and a staircase survive, but the upper floors and roof are gone.
Why is the Yburg a ruin?: Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg ordered the building demolished in 1760-1761, leaving only the outer walls that still stand today.
Who built the Yburg?: It was built in the early 14th century by the Truchsess von Stetten family.