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Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart District

Landkreis Esslingen

Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart District

Landkreis Esslingen

Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

Road cycling

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Cycling

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Gravel riding

5.0

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Mountain biking

3.6

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Location: Ostfildern, Landkreis Esslingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Martin Schreiner

January 29, 2020

Hiking

Striking building surrounded by paddocks in Scharnhausen.

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July 13, 2025

Hiking

In 1784, Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg (1728-1793) built a small pleasure palace on the outskirts of the village where he intended to relax from government business: "Carolus Otio" (Carl at Leisure) is carved into the triangular gable above the year. Modeled on the Wörlitz Park in Dessau, an English garden was laid out around the "Schlössle" with an artificial hilly landscape, water features with a walkable island, and various buildings, including an artificial ruin and a grotto. Today, it houses a therapeutic horseback riding center and is not open to the public.

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Andreas Maier + 🐕

December 20, 2020

Hiking

What is hippotherapy ???
Have a look at Wikipedia -

As a form of therapeutic riding, hippotherapy is an animal-assisted, physiotherapeutic procedure in which specially trained horses are used. It …

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Kastanienallee Ostfildern – Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace loop from Ostfildern

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Bridge Over the Körsch – Hohenheim Playhouse loop from Ostfildern

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Location: Ostfildern, Landkreis Esslingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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