VARIED BACKGROUNDSINTERESTING & AMUSING

Learn more about the fascinating history of the Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill: gossip at the Congress of Vienna, forbidden love, the famous royal couple of Württemberg, and how Württemberg hill came by its name. Delve into Württemberg's history.

Aerial view of the Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill. Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Achim Mende

ROMANTIC SEPULCHRAL CHAPEL WITH A GRAND VIEW

King Wilhelm I had the monument on Württemberg hill, now one of the most romantic places in the state, erected for his beloved wife Katharina.

Milestones

Painting of Queen Katharina, Stirnbrand, circa 1816. Image: Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg, Dieter Jäger

LOVE STORIES THROUGH THE AGES

The tomb is above all an expression of a king's deep love for his queen. An architect from Florence translated this love into architecture.

Figures

Inscription over the entrance to the sepulchral chapel. Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Nina Kreckel

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CHAPEL

Forbidden love and gossip at the Congress of Vienna: amusing stories about the sepulchral chapel.

Anecdotes

Column capitals at the Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill

THE MIDDLE AGES GIVE WAY TO CLASSICISM

The Württemberg ancestral castle was completely torn down in 1819 to make room for the new classical structure.

History of design

View of Stuttgart from the Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg Hill

FROM FAMINE TO FAIR

From famines to harvest festivals: The royal couple, Wilhelm I and Katharina, promoted agriculture in the Kingdom of Württemberg.

Food and agriculture in Württemberg