Pöhl, Germany
14th century
Euskirchen, Germany
14th century
Ebermannstadt, Germany
12th century
Bad Breisig, Germany
12th century
Westerburg, Germany
12th century
Treis-Karden, Germany
13th century
Burgrain, Germany
c. 1200
Amlishagen, Germany
13th century
Sontheim, Germany
1672
Ursensollen, Germany
14th century
Lemberg, Germany
c. 1200
Warthausen, Germany
1532-1540
Milkel, Germany
1302
Augsburg, Germany
13th century
Oberviechtach, Germany
12th century
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Dillingen an der Saar, Germany
14th century
Salzkotten, Germany
1607
Eching, Germany
12th century
Plößberg, Germany
12th 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.