Schlachthof Stuttgart
Stuttgart’s grand municipal slaughterhouse opened in 1902 and fell silent in 1992 — "the last Oink." In 2010 restaurateur Erika Wilhelmer brought the surviving Jugendstil building back to life as the Schlachthof restaurant, and moved in her record-breaking pig collection: the SchweineMuseum, the largest pig museum in the world. It is the flagship of family-run Wilhelmer Gastronomie — a Stuttgart hospitality dynasty of more than fifty years that also runs AMICI, the AMPULLE beef club, the Speisemeisterei at Schloss Hohenheim, Carls Brauhaus, Berthas at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, and the giant SchwabenWelt tent on the Cannstatter Wasen. This is the story of the building, the pigs, and the empire.
A chronological documentary of 53 moments spanning 1930–2026 on Loreline.
last updated 2026-07-22
Eras
- The Slaughterhouse (1902–1992) — Stuttgart’s municipal Schlachthof opened on 30 August 1902 — 60 buildings on 12 hectares, one of the region’s most important supply works — and ran until "the last Oink" in 1992. The Jugendstil administration building survived.
- The SchweineMuseum — Upstairs lives the world’s largest pig museum: Erika Wilhelmer’s collection of 46,000+ pig artefacts — "Kunst, Kultur & Kitsch" — moved from Bad Wimpfen to the Schlachthof in 2010.
- A Second Life (2010) — In 2010 restaurateur Erika Wilhelmer reopened the old administration building as a restaurant and beer garden — the Schlachthof reborn as Stuttgart gastronomy, Jugendstil and Biergarten charm intact.
- The Wilhelmer Empire — The family business behind it all: AMICI (restaurant & club), the AMPULLE dry-gin & beef club ("the world’s most expensive beef club"), the Michelin-level Speisemeisterei at Schloss Hohenheim, Carls Brauhaus and more across Stuttgart.
- Gutbürgerliche Küche — The food: Swabian and regional cooking in pig-themed rooms — Spanferkel, Schweinsbäckchen, Blutwurst, Apfelküchle — filmed for "Schmeck den Süden" right in the Schlachthof.
- SchwabenWelt & the Wasen — Wilhelmer’s SchwabenWelt — the giant festival tent on the Cannstatter Wasen — and the catering empire that feeds Stuttgart’s biggest events.
- — Buildings Germany lost: Stuttgart before 1945. The pre-war city — the era of the working Schlachthof.
- — Stuttgart ’45 — the end of the war in the southwest. Stuttgart in 1945; the slaughterhouse ran on until 1992.
- — Schweinemuseum (TIER.TV). A TV visit to the pig museum.
- — The "Schlachthof" tram stop. The Stadtbahn stop named for the old slaughterhouse — the site is woven into Stuttgart’s map.
- — Inside the SchweineMuseum. The world’s largest pig museum — 46,000+ pig artefacts filling the old administration building.
- — The pig collection. Pigs in every imaginable form — "Kunst, Kultur & Kitsch."
- — The Schweinemuseum — curious & entertaining. The quirkier corners of the collection.
- — Schweinemuseum in Stuttgart. Inside the pig museum.
- — Schmeck den Süden: Spanferkel (Schlachthof). Suckling pig at the Schlachthof.
- — Schmeck den Süden: Schweinsbäckchen (Schlachthof). Braised pork cheeks, filmed in the Schlachthof for "Schmeck den Süden."
- — Schmeck den Süden: Blutwurst-Carpaccio (Schlachthof). Black-pudding carpaccio — nose-to-tail Swabian cooking.
- — Schmeck den Süden: Apfelküchle (Schlachthof). Swabian apple fritters for dessert.
- — The Speisemeisterei at Schloss Hohenheim. Wilhelmer’s fine-dining restaurant in the baroque Schloss Hohenheim — Stuttgart’s top table.
- — Harlem Shake — Speisemeisterei, Stuttgart. A lighter moment from the fine-dining Speisemeisterei.
- — Schloss Hohenheim. The 18th-century palace that houses the Speisemeisterei.
- — World Pig Day 2013 at the SchweineMuseum. The museum’s own celebration of all things pig.
- — SchwabenWelt opening. Another SchwabenWelt opening.
- — The SchwabenWelt Festzelt opening. Opening day at the tent.
- — Wasenpirsch in the SchwabenWelt tent (with Oli Pocher). A celebrity night in the festival tent.
- — SchwabenWelt Festzelt — 2014 highlights. A season of the festival tent.
- — SchwabenWelt trailer 2015. A promo for the festival tent.
- — Stuttgart — the city of the empire. Stuttgart, home of the Wilhelmer Gastronomie family of venues.
- — SchwabenWelt opening 2015. The tent’s 2015 opening.
- — AMICI Secret Party. Imagefilm der Eventlocation "Amici" Mehr Informationen gibt's hier:
- — AMPULLE: "the most expensive beef club in the world" (Galileo). Galileo inside the AMPULLE dry-gin & beef club.
- — Danilo’s in the old slaughterhouse. Life in the repurposed Schlachthof buildings.
- — Five Stuttgart beer-garden secret tips. The Schlachthof’s Biergarten in the city’s beer-garden scene.
- — AMICI: Michael Wilhelmer in conversation. The head of Wilhelmer Gastronomie on AMICI and the business.
- — Wasenpirsch 2018 — party in the festival tent. The party scene on the Cannstatter Wasen.
- — SchwabenWelt opening 2018. Opening the giant SchwabenWelt festival tent on the Wasen.
- — Wasenpirsch 2018. The Wasenpirsch event at SchwabenWelt.
- — The largest pig museum in the world. Why the SchweineMuseum holds the record.
- — Schweinemuseum Stuttgart — tourist attraction. One of the curiosities of the city of Stuttgart is the pig museum, one of the most extensive exhibitions in the world. to see more information and visit the city of stuttgart
- — SchweineMuseum Stuttgart — impressions. Impressionen - Stuttgart 2019 - Juni - Film 04 SchweineMuseum - Stuttgart - Impressionen
- — Café & Restaurant "Schlachthof" — impressions. A walk through the reborn Schlachthof restaurant in its Jugendstil home.
- — The Stuttgart Schlachthof site. The slaughterhouse grounds in Stuttgart’s east — opened 1902, once 60 buildings across 12 hectares. The subject dates from 1902; this photograph was taken in 2020.
- — Speisemeisterei at Schloss Hohenheim — food pairing. A WINE+FOOD pairing at the Michelin-level Speisemeisterei.
- — How gin is distilled (SWR Handwerkskunst). The craft behind AMPULLE’s dry-gin programme.
- — Stuttgart’s 7 best beer gardens (incl. Schlachthof). STUGGI TV ranks the city’s Biergärten — the Schlachthof among them.
- — AMICI Stuttgart — restaurant + club. The flagship AMICI: dining by day, club by night.
- — Dinner at the Schlachthof restaurant. An evening inside the Schlachthof.
- — SchweineMuseum Stuttgart. A tour of the world’s largest pig museum.
- — Thirty but Dirty @ AMICI Stuttgart. A club night at AMICI.
- — "Pigs bring luck!" (Sehenswertes BW). The pig as a symbol of luck — the museum’s premise.
- — BOSS Open 2023 — hospitality by Wilhelmer Catering. Wilhelmer Catering at a major Stuttgart sporting event.
- — How good is Stuttgart’s star gastronomy?. A survey of the city’s top tables — Wilhelmer among them.
- — AMICI — Stuttgart nightlife. A night at AMICI.
- — Michael Wilhelmer — "Goldener Volltreffer 2024". The Wilhelmer boss honoured at Stuttgart’s city hall, 2025.
- — SCHWEINEMUSEUM STUTTGART. Another visitor’s tour of the museum.
- — The Trattoria AMICI opens in Bayreuth. The AMICI brand expanding beyond Stuttgart.
- — LINA and Carls Brauhaus. Behind the scenes at Carls Brauhaus.
- — How good is Carls Brauhaus?. A review of Carls Brauhaus on the Schlossplatz.
- — A Stuttgart restaurant earns its first Michelin star. Stuttgart’s fine-dining scene — the world of the Speisemeisterei.
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