Nippenburg, both the ruined castle built on a mountain spur overlooking the Glems river valley and the farming village it was constructed in, is located 295 m above sea level (NN) and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Stuttgart's city center near the town of Schwieberdingen.

Today, all that remains of the castle is the high curtain wall and outer bailey and a large barn built in 1483, thanks to a short-lived effort in the early 1980s to restore these structures.

[3] In the 17th century, the castle was positioned favorably: lying on a mountain spur-over half the Glems valley and built in direct proximity to the manor-house lock Nippenburg.

Due to the newly developed explosive projectiles and the resulting replacement of catapults with mortars and cannons, the castle complexes could no longer offer the inhabitants sufficient protection.

Around 1600 the construction of the manor house Schloss Nippenburg above the castle complex was therefore begun, which was extended and altered in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The costs for this were borne by the State Monument Office of Baden-Württemberg, the municipality of Schwieberdingen, the current owner, Count Leutrum, and the district of Ludwigsburg.

According to one such legend, a past battle fought in the marshy terrain of the Glemstal valley resulted in every warrior being lost to the moor.

von Hemmingen courted the daughter and later married her, however one night the young bride was unable to locate her home and tragically became lost in a bog on her journey.

Upon discovery of his body, a golden cross was found under his habit, inscribed with the words “Ritter Christoph von Hemmingen” and “Love never ends”.

The Schwieberdingen quarry is said to be the haunt of a headless horseman, whose horse is said to have its mane and tail plaited in pigtails by ghosts.