Glowe, Germany
14th century
Waischenfeld, Germany
12th century
Neuerburg, Germany
12th century
Wellmich, Germany
1356
Neuenstein, Germany
16th century
Euskirchen, Germany
11th century
Pottenstein, Germany
14th century
Flachslanden, Germany
13th century
Cochem, Germany
c. 1240
Ulm, Germany
1842-1849
Gundelsheim, Germany
1200/1533
Viechtach, Germany
1340-1350
Vilseck, Germany
12th century
Bühl, Germany
c. 1200
Montabaur, Germany
1687–1709
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
13th century
Zell (Mosel), Germany
1515
Alzey, Germany
13th century
Crimmitschau, Germany
12th century
Niederheimbach, Germany
1294
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.