Sigmaringen Castle

11th century1077Germany

CountryGermany

RegionBaden-Wurttemberg

Period11th century

Year Built1077

About Sigmaringen Castle

The ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty. Perched on a cliff above the Danube. The French Vichy government fled here in 1944. Has one of the largest private weapon collections in Europe.

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