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Schlegler Castle

Name: Schlegler Castle
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Location: Heimsheim, Enzkreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Schlegler Castle – Jogis Bänkle loop from Heimsheim

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2. Bench at the Kotzenbach Stream – Shelter at the Schöne Aussicht loop from Heimsheim

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3. Tithe Barn Heimsheim – Schlegler Castle loop from Heimsheim

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Kristian

December 7, 2023

The castle was built around 1415. Examinations of the wooden structures revealed that the trees were felled in 1413. The construction coincided with the death of Dietrich von Gemmingen in 1414, who bought the part of Heimsheim that belonged to Jakob von Stein in 1407. Dietrich von Gemmingen's son Diether von Gemmingen († before 1428) received half of the place after the division in 1425 and is assumed to be the builder of the castle. Next to the gate there are coats of arms in the combination Gemmingen-Selbach. Diether von Gemmingen was married to Anna von Selbach. The building was built as a defensive castle. As early as 1578, the building was converted into a fruit box, with the defensive elements disappearing. After 1715 another renovation took place. The last renovation took place from 1985 to 1995.
Source: Wikipedia: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleglerschloss

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Andi

April 23, 2025

It's not hard to guess where the nickname "Kasten" (box) for the Heimsheim Schlegler Castle comes from: a nearly 30-meter-high, square stone block – without turrets or bay windows, but with a fascinating history. The building is located in the heart of Heimsheim in the castle courtyard, right next to the Graevenitz Castle, today's town hall. A few years ago, the Kasten (box) had to be closed for fire safety reasons. However, guided tours are still available upon request.

Heimsheim is also known as the Schlegler town. But who were the Schleglers? "They were an association of various knights from the region," explains Jürgen Gerhold from the Schlegler Castle Board of Trustees. The board was founded in 1956 with the goal of preserving Schlegler Castle and making it available to the public.

The knights enjoyed great influence in the Middle Ages and sometimes controlled vast territories, villages, and towns. "With the growing influence of the counts like the House of Württemberg and the Free Cities, the knights were somewhat undermined, and they feared for their ancestral rights."

In the late 14th century, several knights joined together to form the Schlegler League with the goal of maintaining their power. A group of them gathered in 1395 in Heimsheim at Wolf zu Steinegg Castle to plan an attack on Count Eberhard III of Stuttgart. But the plan was leaked out, and the town was surrounded by the count. "Heimsheim was a small town at the time and densely built-up," says Gerhold. The count therefore probably only had to set fire to a bale of straw, after which the fire spread throughout the town. The knights were trapped and had to surrender.

"For a long time, it was thought that the Schleglerkasten was the former Schlegler castle, but that is wrong," says Jürgen Gerhold. "The original castle complex stood where Graevenitz Castle stands today." The fire of Heimsheim in 1395 also destroyed most of the castle. The only verifiable remains are the castle cellar beneath the town hall and a small cross vault within the building. The castle itself was not built until 1415.
Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.ausflugstipp-in-heimsheim-ein-schloss-als-30-meter-kasten.c16a7740-8fff-4929-a45e-8b81a2aae178.html

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Wein aus Nussdorf

October 11, 2022

What is history compared to what is still tangible

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Location: Heimsheim, Enzkreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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