Stuttgart District

Weißenstein Castle

Stuttgart District

Weißenstein Castle

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Weißenstein Castle

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Location: Lauterstein, Göppingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Evelyn Scheer / unser BW

June 16, 2023

Hiking

Weißenstein Castle on the Staufer road is known worldwide less for its historical significance or its architecture than for what it contains. The owner, the micro-photographer Manfred P. Kage, who died in 2019, set up the Institute for Scientific Photography and “Kage’s Microverse” here. There are guided tours, events and even weddings in the castle's own wedding hall.

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Frank

May 19, 2020

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In 1971, the castle, owned by Albert Germanus Graf von Rechberg and Rothenlöwen, went to the microphotographer Manfred P. Kage, who set up an institute for scientific photography and a museum there and had the castle renovated. The castle has been a landmark on the Staufer Street since 1997. Parts of the castle, the chapel and the museum can be visited with groups after registration. More details can be found on the castle's homepage.

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Thorsten

September 15, 2016

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Weissenstein Castle probably dates back to around 1210 AD. Around the year 1400, the town received city rights. The castle is also worth seeing because of its castle chapel with …

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