Bacoli, Italy
27 BCE - 14 AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Noto, Italy
8th century BCE
Barletta, Italy
6th century BCE
Noto, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Venosa, Italy
c. 100 AD
Gela, Italy
8th century BCE
Rome, Italy
306-312
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Capo di Ponte, Italy
7000 BCE
Capo Colonna, Italy
480-440 BCE
Serravalle Scrivia, Italy
191 BCE
Conza della Campania, Italy
3rd century BCE
Castelseprio, Italy
4th century AD
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800 BCE
Aosta, Italy
6000-3000 BCE
Augusta, Italy
728 BCE
Aidone, Italy
5th century BCE
San Giuseppe Jato, Italy
6th century BC
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.