Ærøskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Kalundborg, Denmark
13th century
Store Heddinge, Denmark
c. 1200
Askeby, Denmark
13th century
Horsens, Denmark
16th century
Gudhjem, Denmark
1821
Vrå, Denmark
c. 1134
Roskilde, Denmark
12th century
Roskilde, Denmark
1176
Sakskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Mariager, Denmark
1430
Fredericia, Denmark
1690
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1300
Stege, Denmark
13th century
Vallensbæk, Denmark
12th century
Hedensted, Denmark
12th century
Spøttrup, Denmark
13th century
Fredericia, Denmark
12th century
Tørring, Denmark
13th century
Hedensted, Denmark
13th 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.