Schloss Oßweil, Château in Oßweil, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Schloss Oßweil in Ludwigsburg consists of a stone tower and a half-timbered wing built in 1584/85, with a small staircase turret added to the tower in 1566. A courtyard gate from 1595 survives, and the site was originally a water castle whose moat and stone bridge remained until the late 19th century.

Built around 1250 as a stone house, the structure was transformed into a water castle with moat and drawbridge under the lords of Kaltental. This conversion connected the site to the region's patterns of medieval fortification.

The name Oßweil comes from the village where the castle stands. From 1869 the municipality of Oßweil owned the building and used it as the town hall until the village was incorporated into Ludwigsburg in 1922. Today the Protestant Schlosskindergarten occupies the castle, and local clubs use rooms there.

The location can be reached easily and explored on foot without special equipment or preparation. Keep in mind that parts of the building serve as a kindergarten and community spaces, so not all areas may be accessible at all times.

Duke Carl Eugen, who acquired the castle in 1748, had a Rococo love room installed inside it. The building later served Oßweil as its town hall from 1869 until the village was incorporated into Ludwigsburg in 1922, after which it housed a school and then a kindergarten.