Schloßvippach is a municipality in the district of Sömmerda in Thuringia and is located in the middle of the fertile Thuringian basin east of the federal highway A71 and on the state roads L1054 and L1056. The community consists of the two districts of Schloßvippach and Dielsdorf and has a total of about 1400 inhabitants. The Vippach is name-giving brook, which runs south of the village. The name of the village goes back to a castle on the Vippach, which was demolished by order of the Soviet Military Administration (SMAD) in 1948. On the castle island, the foundation walls of one or more predecessor castles have been archaeologically uncovered since 2020.

Schloßvippach has a rural character, is located in the middle of the Erfurt-Sömmerda-Weimar city triangle and is an ideal residential location for young and old due to its excellent transport links and extensive infrastructure facilities.

The municipality of Schloßvippach was first mentioned in a document in 793. In 2018, the community celebrated its 1125th anniversary. In the village are still numerous witnesses of its long history. These include: Brauhaus, cemetery, Haus zur Sonne, Großer Festsaal, Hellwigstein, Ratskeller, Schlossinsel, smithy, St. Petri Chapel, St. Vitus, Wappenstein.

The municipality is located on the Laura cycle path and the former stop building in Schloßvippach is the last remaining unchanged building of the former narrow-gauge railroad that ran from Weimar to Großrudestedt. The stop building will be restored by the municipality in 2021/2022 in accordance with the historical view from 1898. In 2023, the outdoor area is to be designed as a rest area for cyclists and pedestrians.