Close to Heilbronn, in Baden-Wuttenberg, is a small town called Weinsberg. A lot of wine is produced in this village (hence the name) and it is home to the Weibertreu Castle. Translated, it is the castle of Women’s Faithfulness.
What is left of the castle, after its destruction during WWII, is just one tower and some bricks. The remains, however, mark one of the greatest castle stories of Germany.
The castle was built in the year 1000 to protect the villages below. In the year 1140, after a long seize, the village was captured by Conrad III. All of the villagers had run up into the castle for protection. Conrad III demanded that all of the men be executed. But to show how nice of a guy he is, he allowed all the children and women to leave unharmed. He allowed the women to carry as much as they could out of the castle. Instead of carrying their belongings, the women choose to carry their men out of the castle. The women were then called the “Treue Weiber von Weinsberg” or the Faithful Wives of Weinsberg.
Today, in the village below, there is a statue commemorating the Faithful Wives of Weinsberg.
