Büren, Germany
1603-1609
Dortmund, Germany
c. 1100
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
15th century
Harburg, Germany
11th century
Burghausen, Germany
11th century
Kaub, Germany
1326
Ahaus, Germany
1688-1695
Bergheim, Germany
16th century
Erfurt, Germany
1480-1604
Koblenz, Germany
1259/1826
Haßmersheim, Germany
c. 1225
Annweiler, Germany
11th century
Tecklenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Dilsberg, Germany
12th century
Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
1527
Eichstätt, Germany
1355
Bautzen, Germany
16th century
Schwarzenberg, Germany
12th century
Zülpich, Germany
14th century
Rathen, Germany
11th 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.