GERMANY: Sigmaringen, city castle [HD]

Sigmaringen Castle dominates the skyline of the town of Sigmaringen. The castle was rebuilt following a fire in 1893, and only the towers of the earlier medieval fortress remain.

The modern Schloss Sigmaringen owes its current size and appearance to three construction periods:
- The medieval castle from the 11th to 13th centuries, built under the Counts of Sigmaringen-Spitzenberg and Spitzenberg-Helfenstein.
- The renovations and expansion of the castle under Counts of Werdenberg.
- The renovations to make the castle into a princely residence for the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

The castle and museums may be visited throughout the year, but only on guided tours (in German only). The castle rooms, fully furnished, give the visitor a taste of the lifestyle of the nobility in previous centuries. The Hall of Weapons displays one of the largest private weapon collections in Europe.

Sigmaringen is located on the southern edge of the Swabian Alb, a plateau region in southern Baden-Württemberg. The castle was built below the narrow Donau (English: Danube) river valley.

http://schloss-sigmaringen.de/homepage.html

September, 2013

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