Ruine Berg

The Ruine Berg stands on a spur 220 metres above sea level in Stuttgart-Berg. The Berger Kirche now occupies the site, but fragments of the medieval ring wall remain. A square residential tower once rose in the northern wall, nine and a half metres by ten and a half metres, with walls nearly a metre and a half thick. Built in the 12th century by the lords of Berg, the castle appears in records from the early 13th century. Names such as Diemo and Reginhard von Berge appear in the Hirsauer Codex, and a knight called Wolfram von Berge is mentioned in 1241. The family shared ties with the lords of Altenburg and Brie, shown by similar heraldic designs. In 1291 the castle was mentioned for the last time before it was destroyed the same year. Visitors can still trace the old ring wall around the churchyard. The church itself incorporates parts of the medieval masonry. Nearby, at the Mineralbad Berg, remains of a square water castle tower were uncovered during building work. The contrast between the ruined fortress and the modern suburb shows how the site has been reused across centuries.