Rosensteinpark

Rosensteinpark lies in Stuttgart as southwest Germany’s largest English garden, with about one hundred hectares of native and exotic trees. King William I of Württemberg commissioned the grounds between 1824 and 1840, and gardener Johann Bosch shaped them across the former Kahlenstein area. The landscape offers views towards the Grabkapelle on the Württemberg, the resting place of the king’s young wife.

Rosenstein Palace stands at the centre, built between 1822 and 1830 as the park’s principal landmark. Wilhelma zoo and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart bring animals, scientific collections and wooded paths into the same setting. Giovanni Salucci designed the Löwentor, or Lion’s Gate, at the upper entrance. Beneath the trees, the Rosenstein Tunnel carries a railway through the ground.

The park forms part of Stuttgart’s Green U, an eight-kilometre corridor linking several gardens, including Schlossgarten and Killesbergpark. Hares are especially characteristic here, with the country’s highest recorded density. The preserved historical monument leaves you with a striking contrast between palace architecture, railway engineering and open green space.