Vittoria, Italy
599 BCE
Policoro, Italy
432 BCE
Noto, Italy
8th century BCE
Giave, Italy
800-500 BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
2nd century BCE
Campobello di Mazara, Italy
559 BC
Gela, Italy
333 BCE
Rome, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Rome, Italy
144-140 BCE
Patti, Italy
2nd century AD
Grammichele, Italy
5th century BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1500 BCE
Mores, Italy
2000 BCE
Albenga, Italy
2nd century AD
Rocchicella, Italy
453 BCE
Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy
5th century BCE
Grumento Nova, Italy
3rd century BCE
Priolo Gargallo, Italy
1400-1300 BCE
Perfugas, Italy
1300 BCE
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.