Württemberg’s medieval counts’ castleVisitor experience

Urach Palace, at the edge of the Swabian Alb, was the residence of the counts of Württemberg-Urach more than 500 years ago. The broad Gothic entrance hall and elegant Renaissance ceremonial hall remain examples of that time. The collection of historic ceremonial sleighs is one of a kind in the world.

Aerial view of Urach Palace and the surrounding buildings

LATE MEDIEVAL RESIDENTIAL PALACE

At the edge of the Swabian Alb, in the middle of the picturesque half-timber town of Bad Urach, lies the late Medieval Urach Residential Palace.

The palace

Detail of the wooden figure bearing the likeness of Count Heinrich von Württemberg in the Golden Hall, Urach Palace

WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

The palace in Bad Urach is the only surviving late medieval residential palace in Württemberg. Urach is therefore worth a second and third look.

Hidden treasures

Barbara Gonzaga of Mantua, vestry window in the palace church of the old palace in Stuttgart

AT THE CENTER OF URACH'S HISTORY

The largest ceremonial sleigh collection in the world is a special treasure. An exhibition in the Hall of Palms explores the life of Duchess Barbara Gonzaga.

Exhibitions