July 2025
Schlegler Castle in Heimsheim on Saturday, July 19, 2025
Dear Members and Guests,
We invite you to join us on Saturday, July 19 to visit the quaint little town of Heimsheim located about 30 km west of Stuttgart. We will get an exclusive tour of two very different looking castles built next to each other – and much more.
We will meet at 15:00h in Heimsheim at the castle courtyard (Schloßhof) in front of the two castles – the Schleglerschloss (built 1415 ) and the Grävenitz’sche Schloss (built 1730). As different as the castles appear, so different are their stories. We will learn more about their eventful histories as well as about the unique and mysterious story about the “Schleglerbund” – a union of knights formed at the end of the 15th century rebelling against the looming decline of the knighthood.
The guided tours (1x English / 1x German) will start at 15:30h, including the Scheglerschloss with the knight’s hall (Rittersaal), the Grävenitz’sche Schloss with the banquet hall (restored stucco marble walls and ceiling paintings), the old town church and the former “Backhaus” – all buildings located around the courtyard.
At around 17:20h we will take a short walk to the historic Restaurant “Gasthaus zum Waldhorn” offering local and international food. You can make your choice from a reduced menu list. Please let us know if you will be joining us for dinner.
Cost: 10 € for members; 20 € for non-members. We kindly ask for upfront payment. After confirmation of your sign-up, we’ll send you the payment information.
For directions please see below.
Best regards,
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Saturday, 11 October Central Fire Station, Bad Cannstatt
Saturday, 15 November Classical Concert, Liederhalle Stuttgart
Saturday, 6 December Annual Christmas Party, Alte Kanzlei Restaurant, Stuttgart
Please note: Events and dates subject to change ! If you would like more information on any of these events, or would like to sign up in advance, please talk to any board member. They will put you in contact with the person planning the event.
Directions:
Public transportation: from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof take the S-Bahn S6/S60 to Weil der Stadt. Exit the S-Bahn at stop “Leonberg” and walk over to the busstation. Take bus #653 to Mönsheim, get off at Heimsheim Marktplatz, From there it takes about 5 min to walk to the Schloßhof.
By car: From Stuttgart take Autobahn A8 in the direction of Pforzheim/Karlsruhe, take exit “Heimsheim” and follow the signs to the town Heimsheim. There are small parking lots close to the Schloßhof (see map below), navigation: Schloßhof 5, 71296 Heimsheim
Source: google maps