Nippenburg

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Nippenburg, both the ruined castle built on a mountain spur overlooking the Glems river valley and the farming village it was constructed at, is located 295 m above sea level and 14 kilometres from Stuttgart's city center near the town of Schwieberdingen. The oldest record of the Nippenburg's existence is from the Codex Hirsaugiensis of 1160, making it among the very oldest castles in the vicinity of Stuttgart. Today, all that remains of the castle is the high curtain wall and outer bailey, and a large barn built in 1483 thanks to a short lived effort in the early 1980s to restore these items. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1100 (924 years ago)Coordinates: 48°51'41"N, 9°3'27"E

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Baden-WürttembergGermany

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Nippenburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Engelberg, Grüner Heiner, Leonberg Castle, Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave.

4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Engelberg, Leonberg
111 min walk • Engelberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Grüner Heiner, Stuttgart
71 min walk • Grüner Heiner is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a Schuttberg, an artificial hill built from the ruins and rubble from World War II.
4.6 miSW
Town, Forts and castles
Leonberg Castle, Leonberg
119 min walk • Schloss Leonberg was founded in 1248 by count Ulrich I of Württemberg. The original castle was modified between 1560 and 1565 by the master builder Aberlin Tretsch by order of the duke Christoph.
2.9 miNW
Replica Celtic prince's tomb and museum
Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave
74 min walk • The Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave is a richly-furnished Celtic burial chamber near Hochdorf an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, dating from 530 BC in the Hallstatt culture period.
3.2 miN
Church
Bartholomäuskirche, Markgröningen
82 min walk • The Bartholomäuskirche in Markgröningen, the former imperial and Württemberg official town of Grüningen, is a Gothic church building from the 13th to 15th centuries, built in several construction phases. Dedicated to St.
3.5 miSE
Town, Area
Korntal-Münchingen, Stuttgart
90 min walk • Korntal-Münchingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the northwestern border of Stuttgart and 8 km of its centre, and 10 km southwest of Ludwigsburg.
4.3 miS
Area
Gerlingen, Stuttgart
109 min walk • Gerlingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Stuttgart, and 15 km southwest of Ludwigsburg. Gerlingen is home to Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.
3.1 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Keltenmuseum
80 min walk • The Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave is a richly-furnished Celtic burial chamber near Hochdorf an der Enz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, dating from 530 BC in the Hallstatt culture period.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Warrior of Hirschlanden
74 min walk • The Warrior of Hirschlanden is a statue of a nude ithyphallic warrior made of sandstone, the oldest known Iron Age life-size anthropomorphic statue north of the Alps. It was a production of the Hallstatt culture, probably dating to the 6th century BC.
2.5 miS
Church
Konstanzer Kirche, Ditzingen
63 min walk • The Constance Church in Ditzingen is a Protestant late Gothic church from around 1470. It is a cultural monument according to § 28 DSchG BW.
0.6 miE
Golf
Golfanlage Schloss Nippenburg
15 min walk • Golfanlage Schloss Nippenburg is a golf course in Schwieberdingen, located on the northwestern edge of Stuttgart, Germany. The 18-hole course has its name from castle Nippenburg, located next the golf course.