Burg Dotternhausen, Medieval castle and stately home in Dotternhausen, Germany.

Burg Dotternhausen, also called Schloss Dotternhausen or Cotta'sches Schloss, stands on Schloßstraße in the northeast of the village of Dotternhausen in the Zollernalbkreis. The two-storey main building has a saddle roof and a crenellated gable; between the castle wall and the Katzenbach stream lies an English-style landscape park. It is privately owned and can be viewed only from outside.

The Dotternhausen lords appear in records between 1228 and 1314, suggesting the castle was built in the early 12th century. In 1527 Hans von Stotzingen erected the present Schloss. After owners including Austria and the Rottenburg Jesuit college, Friedrich von Cotta bought it in 1814; it was renewed in the Historicist style in 1860.

The castle is also called Cotta'sches Schloss after the publisher Friedrich von Cotta, who bought it in 1814; his son Georg von Cotta ran the family estates at Dotternhausen and took over the publishing house in 1821. The building is a landmark of the village and remains in private hands.

The castle is privately owned and closed to the public inside, but you can view the exterior and surrounding grounds from outside the property. Visit during daylight hours to see the building and gardens in good light.

The publisher Friedrich von Cotta, who bought the castle in 1814, was a leading figure of his time through his association with Goethe, Schiller, Humboldt and Herder. His son Georg von Cotta, based at the Dotternhausen estates, implemented the plans of King Wilhelm of Württemberg for the Plettenberg estate after 1818 and took over the family publishing house in 1821.