Neusteußlingen Castle

Neusteußlingen Castle in the Alb-Donau district was rebuilt in 1897 on private initiative according to old plans. The castle stands on a spur above the Schmiech Valley, formerly belonged to Ennahofen in the Lutheran Mountains, but was assigned to the municipality of Hütten together with Talsteußlingen and Teuringshofen in the early 1970s and incorporated into Schelklingen.

The history of Neusteußlingen Castle dates back to the 12th century. Built as a castle around the year 1200, Duke Ludwig of Württemberg had the old Steusslinger Castle demolished in 1581 and Neusteußlingen Castle erected in its place in 1582. The castle was sold for demolition in 1812.

Neusteußlingen Castle was the center of the Neusteußlingen lordship under the Barons of Freyberg-Steußlingen until the death of the last representative of this line, Hans Pankraz von Freyberg, in 1581. After the escheat of the vacant fief, Württemberg formed the Steußlingen district from the Neusteußlingen lordship, with the newly built Neusteußlingen Castle as its administrative seat.

The following places belonged to the Neusteußlingen lordship and the Steußlingen district: Neusteußlingen Castle, Weilersteußlingen, Grötzingen, Ermelau, Ennahofen, Talsteußlingen, Teuringshofen, and Sondernach. The Reformation was introduced in the Steußlingen district, which is why this area was called the "Lutheran Mountains".

Neusteußlingen Castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.