Wasgau, Germany
12th century
Busenberg, Germany
12th century
Wachenheim, Germany
12th century
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
12th century
Gotzendorf, Germany
1630
Essing, Germany
11th century
Schorndorf, Germany
1538
Eschbach, Germany
11th century
Bad Honnef, Germany
c. 1200
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany
1338
Schloßprunn, Germany
c. 1200
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
13th century
Lichtenberg, Germany
12th century
Nossen, Germany
12th century
Düren, Germany
12th century
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
13th century
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
c. 1371
Niederheimbach, Germany
13th century
Waldburg, Germany
c. 1100
Tharandt, Germany
13th century
Sigmaringen Castle was first mentioned in the year 1077 in the chronicles of Petershausen monastery. The oldest parts of the castle are concealed beneath the alterations made during the 17th and the 19th centuries. The secret of the earliest settlement built on this defendable rock will never be fully revealed: large-scale excavation work would be necessary, which the extensive land development renders impossible. Judging from the many Roman remains unearthed in the area around Sigmaringen, the 12th century keep known as the 'Roman Tower' could be traced back to a Roman predecessor.
The castle remains that have been preserved (gate, great hall and keep) date back to the Staufer period around 1200. The castle remains were integrated into subsequent buildings. The foundations of the castle buildings are to a large extent identical to the surrounding castle wall.
These remains give us a good idea of how the castle might have looked during the 12th century.