Burg Beutelsbach, Medieval castle in Weinstadt, Germany

Burg Beutelsbach is a medieval castle set on the Kappelberg hill above Weinstadt, overlooking the vineyards of the Rems Valley. The remaining stone walls and foundations show the outline of what was once a sizeable fortified residence.

The castle was founded around 1080 as the first seat of the Counts of Württemberg. When the counts moved their residence elsewhere, the site gradually fell out of use as a political center.

The ruined castle has no museum; the name Beutelsbach was used by the Württemberg counts around 1080, before they moved to the Wirtemberg and took its name. The castle chapel beside the ruins was the scene of the 1514 Poor Conrad uprising, though the sources on these events are thin.

The castle can be reached on foot from the center of Weinstadt along paths leading up the Kappelberg hill. The ground is uneven in places, so solid shoes make the walk more comfortable.

The 1514 Poor Conrad uprising took place not in the castle itself but at the castle chapel beside the ruin, according to the sources, which note the evidence for these events is thin. The castle had likely already been in ruins for centuries by then.