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Stuttgart District

Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

Stuttgart District

Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

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Scharnhausen Pleasure Palace

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

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Martin Schreiner

January 29, 2020

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Striking building surrounded by paddocks in Scharnhausen.

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Kristian

July 13, 2025

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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

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What is hippotherapy ???
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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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Elevation 310 m

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Tuesday 5 May

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

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Bridge Over the Körsch – Amor Temple, Scharnhausen loop from Plieningen

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