Hohenzollern Castle

19th century1267Germany

CountryGermany

RegionBaden-Wurttemberg

Period19th century

Year Built1267

About Hohenzollern Castle

The ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third castle on this site, the current one was built in 1850. Perched on Mount Hohenzollern at 855 m. Called the castle in the clouds.

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