Chemnitz, Germany
14th century
Sommersdorf, Germany
14th century
Prümer Burg, Germany
12th century
Hachen, Germany
c. 1000 AD
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14th century
Dresden, Germany
1543
Krautheim, Germany
1213
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
13th century
Buchheim, Germany
12th century
Radeberg, Germany
13th century
Reutlingen, Germany
13th century
Friesenhagen, Germany
13th century
Andernach, Germany
14th century
Schneppenbach, Germany
10th century AD
Bad Driburg, Germany
14th century
Plauen, Germany
c. 1250
Luckau, Germany
16th century
Tuttlingen, Germany
1460
Zwingenberg, Germany
1404
Neuenburg, Germany
1462
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.