Heidelberg Castle Wine Barrel

The heidelberg tun or the world s largest wine barrel was built in 1751 by prince elector karl theodor to house the wine paid as taxes by the wine growers of the palatine.

Heidelberg castle wine barrel. Gro??es fass or great heidelberg tun is an extremely large wine vat contained within the cellars of heidelberg castle there have been four such barrels in the history of heidelberg. Out of sheer curiosity as to what the world s largest wine barrel looks like we check out the heidelberg tun during our visit to heidelberg castle built from the trunks of 130 oak trees the heidelberg tun is an enormous wine barrel capable of holding 219 000 litres of wine but disappointingly for wine lovers this wine barrel has not been used to store wine since the late 18th century. In 1664 it was replaced by an even larger barrel with 200 000 liters capacity. In 1751 the year of its construction the present one had a capacity of 221 726 litres 58 574 u s.

Unfortunately it was destroyed in the thirty years war. The four great wine casks of heidelberg castle are legendary and they draw flocks of tourists every year even though there s now only one remaining cask on display. It was built in 1751 and stands seven meters high is eight and a half meters wide holds 220 000 liters 58 124 gallons of wine and has a dance floor built on top of it. Nearly 100 years later prince elector carl theodor who had long since taken up residence in mannheim palace had the third and current great barrel constructed.

Stairs lead to a platform above the barrel. Also known as the heidelberg tun and gro??es fass t he heidelberg castle wine barrel is the largest in the world. 220 000 liters of wine were stored here. Its construction reputedly required 130 full sized oak trees and the fass can hold up to 221 726 litres 58 574 gallons.

It s the world s largest wine barrel with an astounding capacity of 219 000 liters although back in the 18th century when it was built the heidelberg tun was slightly larger. Living in italy has converted us to wine lovers and so we were really excited to visit the heidelberg tun the world s largest wine barrel. Many come from afar to see good friends and to see this barrel as i myself did lately. Heidelberg castle facts history and the biggest wine barrel you have ever seen the castle of heidelberg is maybe the most famous german ruin and is located in the state of baden w??rttemberg with state capital stuttgart.

They already inspired great admiration in 1595. The heidelberg tun german. The largest wine barrel in the heidelberg castle johann casimir barrel was built under johann casimir by michael werner from landau from 1589 to 1591 and had a capacity of around 127 000 liters.