Hohentwiel Castle

Local nameHohentwiel
LocationSingen (Hohentwiel), Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra

Hohentwiel Castle is a ruin of a former castle on the peak of the dead volcano Hohentwiel. It is located in the region called Hegau, which is close to the Lake of Constance. The mountain overtowers the city of Singen, which is located on the foot of the mountain, by 260 meters. With an overall area of nine hectares, Hohentwiel castle is the biggest castle ruin in Germany which is open for tourists. Since 1990, more than 80,000 tourists have visited the ruin every year; the maximum was reached in 2002 when 126,500 people visited Hohentwiel castle. The annual Hohentwiel-Festival takes place in the fortress area.

In its history, the castle was also a ducal seat during the Early Middle Ages and an ordinary castle during the High Middle Ages. The fortress on the Hohentwiel was first mentioned in 915.

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Castle Hohentwiel in… @ Matthäus Merian d. Ä

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohentwiel_Castle

Address 78224, Germany

Coordinates 47°45'52.731" N 8°49'6.594" E

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