Schloss Remseck

Schloss Remseck is a neo-Gothic castle in the Neckarrems district of Remseck am Neckar, a town on the Neckar river in Baden-Württemberg. It stands on a rocky spur above the point where the Rems flows into the Neckar. The site was once home to Burg Rems, a fortress built in the late 11th century by Emperor Henry IV. After the original castle fell into ruin, a new building was constructed in the 19th century. The castle and its outbuildings, along with the remains of the old walls, are protected monuments. The castle’s history reflects the power struggles of the region. Burg Rems served as a border fortress for Württemberg in the 13th century. It was later rebuilt by the Nothaft family but lost importance and was demolished in the 16th century. The Bergfried, the only surviving part, collapsed in 1792. The present Schloss Remseck was built in 1841–42 by Major Franz von Grimm. In 1863 it passed to Count Edzard zu Inn- und Knyphausen, whose family owned it for over a century. Visitors today see a carefully restored neo-Gothic building with a romantic English-style park. The park, designed by Stuttgart’s garden inspector Gustav Adolf Wagner, covers about two hectares of limestone terrain between the Rems and Neckar. The castle’s interiors include rooms once used as a private art gallery from 1967 to 1991. The surrounding area offers views over the rivers and the vineyards of the Neckar valley.