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Historic site

Old Castle

Located in Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart Coordinates: 48°46′38″ N 9°10′45″ E

Old Castle
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Stuttgart
0.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
249 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
STR Stuttgart Airport10 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport81 km

About Old Castle

Old Castle is a historic site. Location: Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Stuttgart.

From Wikipedia

The Old Palace (German: Altes Schloss) is a former castle located on the Schillerplatz in Stuttgart, Germany. The castle, originally a water castle dating back to the 10th century, was the residence of the Counts and later some Dukes of Württemberg and today is the home of the Landesmuseum Württemberg. The castle church (German: Schloßkirche) still functions as a place of worship.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
950
Architectural style
Renaissance architecture

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Old Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (97 mm)
Driest month
January (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Old Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)414345578697786960575754

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Old Castle

The nearest airport is Stuttgart Airport (STR), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Stuttgart, 1 km to the north.

Airports

  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 10 kmsouth
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 81 kmwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 91 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stuttgart Population: 612.7K 1 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 32 kmsouth
  • Pforzheim Population: 119.3K 37 kmwest
  • Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 40 kmnorth
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 62 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Old Castle

Within 100 km: 1,075 historic and cultural sites, 3,675 natural sites, 846 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km587 places

  • Lauter River 18 kmSE
  • Pfaffensee Lake 6 kmW
  • Bärensee Lake 7 kmW
  • Max-Eyth lake Lake 7 kmNE

25–60 km1,980 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 57 kmNE
  • Blautopf Lake 60 kmSE
  • Annasee Lake 34 kmN
  • Aalkistensee Lake 39 kmNW

60–100 km3,029 places

  • Umpfer River 94 kmNE
  • Elsenz River 74 kmN
  • Rench River 89 kmW
  • Lauter River 67 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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