Pewsum, Germany
1458
Heistern, Germany
1333
Lüdenscheid, Germany
14th century
Altleiningen, Germany
1100-1110
Hoyerswerda, Germany
16th century
Döbschütz, Germany
10th century AD
Auerbach, Vogtland, Germany
12th century
Buchheim, Germany
c. 1200
Münsingen, Germany
13th century
Gräfenberg, Germany
14th century
Wissen, Germany
13th century
Dasburg, Germany
9th century AD
Freudenburg, Germany
1330-1337
Werbach, Germany
12th century
Havixbeck, Germany
1562
Reichenberg, Germany
1230-1231
Marzoll, Germany
1527-1536
Bad Rappenau, Germany
18th century
Weitnau, Germany
13th century
Katzenelnbogen, Germany
c. 1095
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.