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View of the Altsachsenheim castle ruins from the pedestrian and cycle path along the Enz river.

Good view from the pedestrian and cycle path along the Enz river of the Altsachsenheim castle ruins perched above the Enz riverbank.

Built as an imperial castle around 1240, it was further expanded from around 1250 onward. In 1481, under Count Eberhard the Beard, it was expanded and converted into a palace, where the old Imperial Storm flag was kept. Partially demolished in 1724. The stones were used, among other things, for the construction of the Ludwigsburg Residence. In 1808, a new building was constructed: a penitentiary, later an orphanage. From 1873, it served as a teachers' college, now a secondary school.

The town hall was built in 1441 as a merchant's hall, council building, and courthouse. One stands before a half-timbered building whose distinctive style is impressively evident and its inherent beauty immediately reveals itself. The building's aesthetics are complemented by a monumentality that inspires awe. Photogrammetric measurements taken in the 1960s show the building's respectable dimensions: The width in plan is between 15.46 m and 15.47 m, the length between 24.93 m and 24.96 m, and the height of the building, depending on the ridge point, measures between 26.24 m and 26.41 m.

A half-timbered house built in the 15th century. The play "Der treue Bartel," known in Markgröningen as the "Festspiel" (festival play), has kept the legend alive since 1909 and is performed several times annually during the Shepherd's Run festival weekend.

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The Kleinaspergle grave is still clearly visible on the ridge between Asperg and Möglingen. It was explored in 1879 by Oskar Fraas in a spectacular mining tunnel excavation. The main chamber had been robbed of ancient treasures, but a richly furnished side chamber yielded unique finds that exceeded all expectations. The grave, enclosed by a wooden frame, measured 3 by 2 meters. As far as can be seen from the excavation reports and drawings, in the chamber, dated to 430 BC, lay a small pile of ashes, close to a ring, an iron belt buckle covered with gold sheet, a dozen rounded gold plates, and four gold sheet strips. On the other side of the pile of ashes, two Greek clay bowls and two striking golden drinking horn ends were found. On the eastern side stood four bronze vessels: a large basin containing a wooden bowl, a bronze spouted jug considered an outstanding example of Celtic craftsmanship, a vessel with two handles, and a ribbed bucket. A rectangular memorial stone was placed on the site of the former stele in 1938. The area around Kleinaspergle has been designated a landscape conservation area since 1966. In 1964, during grading work on the site of what is now the private and inaccessible property at Teckstrasse 14 in the Grafenbühl residential area, a grave covered by a massive, partially destroyed set of stones was discovered. Under the direction of Hartwig Zürn of the State Office for Monument Protection, the entire mound was examined. The mound, which is no longer visible, is believed to have had a diameter of approximately 40 meters. The chamber had already been plundered in ancient times. Two gold-plated bronze brooches, remains of a drinking vessel, and two bronze lion's feet from a kettle frame were found. Fragments of an iron chariot, various objects made of amber, ivory, and bone. The most beautiful are two sphinxes carved from bone with amber faces. The grave is dated to 500 BC. The Asperg Celtic finds are housed in the Württemberg State Museum in Stuttgart. In 2007, a replica of the spouted jug from Kleinaspergle was made and is on display in the city's premises.

There's always something going on here in the evenings.