castle Solitude
Solitude Palace is a Rococo schloss and hunting retreat commissioned by Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. It was designed by Johann Friedrich Weyhing and Philippe de La Guêpière, and constructed from 1764 to 1769.Photo: Pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: schloss in Germany
- Also known as: “Solitude Palace”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akademie Schloss Solitude and Graevenitz-Museum.
Akademie Schloss Solitude
Arts center
Photo: Press at solitude, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Akademie Schloss Solitude is a foundation under public law. The main aspect of the Akademie is to promote mainly younger, particularly gifted artists and scientists by means of residency fellowships and also by organizing events and exhibitions by its residents.
Graevenitz-Museum
Museum
Photo: Harke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Graevenitz-Museum is situated 210 metres southeast of castle Solitude.
St Peter und Paul
Church
Photo: Harke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Peter und Paul is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of castle Solitude.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gerlingen and Botnang.
Gerlingen
Town
Photo: Harke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gerlingen is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Stuttgart, and 15 km southwest of Ludwigsburg. Gerlingen is home to Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company.
Botnang
Suburb
Botnang is a borough of the City of Stuttgart and lies between Feuerbach, Stuttgart-West and Vaihingen. Botnang is situated 3 km east of castle Solitude.
Stuttgart-Weilimdorf
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Weilimdorf, until 1955 known as "Weil im Dorf", is the north-western borough of the German city and capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Weilimdorf, covering an area of 12.6 square kilometres with a population of around 30,000, borders the Stadtbezirke of Zuffenhausen, Feuerbach, Stuttgart-West, and the towns of Gerlingen, Ditzingen, and Korntal-Münchingen in the Ludwigsburg district. Stuttgart-Weilimdorf is situated 4 km northeast of castle Solitude.
castle Solitude
- Categories: Schloss, maison de plaisance, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Stuttgart Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Tamil—“castle Solitude” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Салітуд”
- Belarusian: “Саліцюд”
- Catalan: “Palau Solitude”
- Cebuano: “Schloß Solitude”
- Chinese: “孤独城堡”
- Chinese: “孤獨城堡”
- Chinese: “索利图德城堡”
- Dutch: “Slot Solitude”
- Finnish: “Solituden linna”
- French: “château de la Solitude”
- French: “Château de Solitude”
- German: “Schloss Solitude”
- German: “Solitudeallee”
- Italian: “Castello Solitude”
- Japanese: “ソリチュード宮殿”
- Japanese: “ソリトゥーデ城”
- Japanese: “ゾリトゥーデ城”
- Polish: “pałac Solitude”
- Russian: “Замок Солитюд”
- Russian: “Солитюд”
- Spanish: “Palacio Solitude”
- Tamil: “சாலிட்டியூடு கோட்டையகம்”
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