Modica, Italy
2200 BCE
Mirabella Eclano, Italy
1st century BCE
Lipari, Italy
4th century BCE
Catanzaro, Italy
4th century BCE
Cattolica Eraclea, Italy
6th century BCE
Atripalda, Italy
1st century BCE
Avella, Italy
1st century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century AD
Custonaci, Italy
18,000 BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
5th century BC
Avella, Italy
1st century BCE
Olbia, Italy
1600 BCE
Golfo Aranci, Italy
1500 BCE
Bisceglie, Italy
4000-3000 BCE
Lecc, Italy
8th century BCE
Tusa, Italy
403 BCE
Agrigento, Italy
480 BCE
Olmedo, Italy
2500-2000 BCE
Cassano all'Ionio, Italy
720 BCE
Rome, Italy
226 AD
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.