Yburg Castle (Ruin)

The original name of the building was Eibenburg. This name gradually changed from Yberg to its current designation Yburg.

The exact founding date of the Yburg is unknown; it was built in the early 14th century by the Truchsessen of Stetten. However, after the construction of the moated castle in the valley (1384–1387), the Yburg increasingly lost its significance for the Stetten lordship. In 1443, Hans von Yberg sold the castle, along with his share of the village, to the House of Württemberg. Described as dilapidated in 1598, the castle was repaired in 1659 and received a fourth floor.

By order of Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg, the castle complex was finally demolished in 1760/61, except for the outer walls still visible today.

Since the castle complex was designed as a pure residential castle, it had no defensive structures. The Yburg resembles a cube in its external appearance. The unadorned outer walls are all still preserved. The entrance gate is on the west side, facing the valley.

To the left of the entrance, inside the castle, is a doorless room with a vaulted ceiling, which extends to the north wall and has a narrow window there.

On the east side are two rooms, also with vaulted ceilings, whose pointed-arch entrances are opposite the castle entrance. The rooms themselves extend to the outer wall of the castle and each have a narrow window there.

In the southwest corner of the building, to the right of the entrance, a staircase leads up to the next floor. The ceilings of the upper floors and the roof are no longer present.

Since the castle had no well of its own, water had to be carried up from the valley via the castle path.

The ruin is a popular hiking destination, as it offers a good view over Stetten and the Remstal. Every year in August, a wine tasting by the Stetten winegrowers' cooperative takes place here.

The Stetten Wine Trail, an approximately one-hour circular walk around the castle through the vineyard sites of Lindhälder, Brotwasser, and Pulvermacher, offers the opportunity to learn about the different varieties and their cultivation.

The "Brotwasser" location below the castle owes its name to a lady-in-waiting residing in Stetten, who secretly dipped her bread in wine instead of water.