5 Sights in Schwetzingen, Germany (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Schwetzingen, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Schwetzingen. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Schwetzingen

1. Schloss Schwetzingen

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Schwetzingen Palace is a schloss in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III Philip and Charles IV Theodore. It is situated in Schwetzingen, roughly equidistant from the electors' seats at Heidelberg and Mannheim, and is most notable for its spacious and ornate gardens. Other than these exceptionally well preserved gardens and the palace proper, the compound also features the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, the principal venue for the annual Schwetzingen Festival.

Wikipedia: Schwetzingen Palace (EN)

2. Rokokotheater

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Rokokotheater Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Schlosstheater Schwetzingen is a court theater in Schwetzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The historic building, opened in 1753, is part of Schloss Schwetzingen and since 1952 the principal venue of the Schwetzingen Festival. It is also called Hoftheater, Hofoper, and Comoedienhaus. The frequently applied name Rokokotheater is misleading, because it shows also neoclassical elements, added in 1762.

Wikipedia: Schlosstheater Schwetzingen (EN), Website

3. Orangerie

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The Schwetzingen Orangery is part of the garden of Schwetzingen Castle. Its construction and construction of the associated buildings began in 1718 under the Palatine Elector Karl Philipp. His successor Karl Theodor continued the work and brought the project to completion.

Wikipedia: Orangerie (Schwetzingen) (DE)

4. Palais Rabaliatti

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Palais RabaliattiRudolf Stricker / Attribution

The Palais Rabaliatti is a house built in 1755 by the Electoral Palatinate court architect Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti in Schwetzingen for private purposes in the Baroque style. It stands in the northeast corner of the square in front of the palace and bears the house number Schlossplatz 4. After Rabaliatti's death in 1782, it was purchased by the Imperial Count of Bretzenheim, and in 1802 by the electoral court official Sigismund Zeller. After the transfer of the Electoral Palatinate on the right bank of the Rhine to Baden in 1803, the palace came into state ownership, and subsequently served as the administrative building of the Schwetzingen district office. After its dissolution in 1924, it came back into private ownership in 1931. It is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Palais Rabaliatti (DE)

5. Evangelische Stadtkirche

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Evangelische Stadtkirche

The Evangelical City Church is located in Schwetzingen, a town in the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg. The building is registered as an architectural monument with the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. The parish belongs to the church district of the Southern Electoral Palatinate of the Evangelical Church in Baden.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche Schwetzingen (DE)

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