Sirgenstein Castle
Sirgenstein Castle (German: Burgrest Sirgenstein) is a ruined castle on rock, over twenty metres high, with a cave inhabited in the Stone Age, the Sirgenstein, between the town of Blaubeuren and hamlet of Schelklingen in Alb-Donau-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.
The rock castle was probably built in the 13th century. Today its visible remains include castle walls, rusticated ashlar blocks and a neck ditch.
Literature
- Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm:castles in medieval Germany: Plan-lexicon. Würzburg: Verlag Flechsig, 2000 (ISBN 3-88189-360-1).
- Schmitt, Gunter:Sirgenstein. In the same author:Castle Guide Swabian Alb. Volume 2: Alb mid-South. Explore hiking and between Sigmaringen and Ulm. Biberach an der Riss: Biberach printing house, 1989, p. 75-78 (ISBN 3-924489-45-9).
- Uhl, Stefan:CastlesSchelklingen Schelklingen. City Archives, 1991 (Schelklingen books, 18).
See also
External links
- Sirgenstein at burgeninventar.de
- Sirgenstein Castle at burgtour.de
- "Sirgenstein Castle". Alle Burgen (in German).
48°23′15″N 9°45′37″E / 48.38750°N 9.76028°E / 48.38750; 9.76028
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Baden-Württemberg Castles, Fortresses and Palaces – Alb-Donau-Kreis
- Albeck Castle [de]
- Allmendingen Castle [de]
- Altenberg Castle [de]
- Arnegg Castle [de]
- Asselfingen Castle [de]
- Bemelberg Castle [de]
- Berg Castle [de]
- Bernstadt Castle [de]
- Blauenstein Castle [de]
- Bollingen Castle [de]
- Breitenbühl Castle [de]
- Briel Castle [de]
- Bürgle [de]
- Dachsberg Castle [de]
- Dellmensingen Castle
- Egelsee Castle [de]
- Ehingen Castle [de]
- Ehrenstein Castle [de]
- Emerkingen Castle [de]
- Erbach Castle
- Galgenberg Castle [de]
- Gerhausen Castle [de]
- Gleißenburg Castle [de]
- Granheim Castle [de]
- Granheim Palace [de]
- Günzelburg Castle [de]
- Hochdorf Castle [de]
- Hohengerhausen Castle [de]
- Hohenschelklingen Castle [de]
- Hohlenstein Castle [de]
- Holzkirch Castle [de]
- Jörgenberg Castle [de]
- Justingen Castle [de]
- Klingenstein Castle [de]
- Klingenstein Manor [de]
- Langenau Castle [de]
- Lauterstein Castle [de]
- Mochental Castle [de]
- Monsberg Castle [de]
- Muschenwang Castle [de]
- Neidegg Castle [de]
- Neusteußlingen Castle [de]
- Oberherrlingen Castle [de]
- Old Castle (Allmendingen) [de]
- Rammingen Castle [de]
- Rechtenstein Castle [de]
- Regglisweiler Castle [de]
- Reichenstein Castle [de]
- Rödenburg [de]
- Ruck Castle [de]
- Salzbühl Castle [de]
- Schnürpflingen Hillfort [de]
- Sirgenstein Castle
- St. Ruprecht's Castle [de]
- Studach Castle [de]
- Ufenloch Castle [de]
- Untermarchtal Abbey [de]
- Wartstein Castle [de]
- Weidach Castle [de]
- Weidenstetten Castle [de]
- Westerstetten Castle [de]
- Zähringen Castle [de]
Also see: List of castles in Baden-Württemberg
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