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The Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill
Monument to eternal love

One Thousand Years of Württemberg HistoryHidden Treasures

The Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill is an example of an unusually well-preserved royal burial place. It is worth a second and third look in search of hidden treasures.

Historic view of Rotenberg hill with castle, 1685, from Kiesersches Forstlagerbuch

Württemberg bedrock

The dedication stone for the castle chapel from 1083 is the earliest evidence of the House of Württemberg. Today, it can be viewed in the sepulchral chapel.

The dedication stone
Statue of Luke the Evangelist in the Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill.

Noble Characters

The four figures were carved out of the finest Carrara marble by the most in-demand artists of the time.

The four evangelists