Schleswig, Germany
c. 770 AD
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
10000 BC
Schelklingen, Germany
40,000-30,000 BC
Trier, Germany
0-200 AD
Trier, Germany
2nd century AD
Trier, Germany
100-200 AD
Boppard, Germany
360 AD
Mainz, Germany
1st century AD
Mainz, Germany
0-100 AD
Garz, Germany
8th-9th century
Kempten (Allgäu), Germany
1st century AD
Arkona, Germany
9th century AD
Walting, Germany
90 AD
Welzheim, Germany
160 AD
Perl, Germany
2nd century AD
Mainz, Germany
9 BC
Oberursel, Germany
200-300 BC
Goseck, Germany
4900 BC
Badenweiler, Germany
0-100 AD
Trier, Germany
100-200 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.