Festung Hohentwiel

Castle in Singen (Hohentwiel), Germany

Hohentwiel Castle is a ruin of a former castle on the peak of the dead volcano Hohentwiel in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the region called Hegau, which is close to the Lake of Constance. The mountain towers over the city of Singen, which is located on the foot of the mountain, by 260 meters. With an overall area of nine hectares, Hohentwiel castle is the biggest castle ruin in Germany which is open for tourists. Since 1990, more than 80,000 tourists have visited the ruin every year; the maximum was reached in 2002 when 126,500 people visited Hohentwiel castle. The annual Hohen

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Type:

Castle

Where:

Singen (Hohentwiel), Germany

Coordinates:

47.76°N, 8.82°E

More places nearby

• Oberes Schloss Singen (1.1 km)
• St. Peter und Paul (1.3 km)
• St. Thomas (1.3 km)
• Burg Staufen (Hegau) (1.4 km)
• Herz-Jesu-Kirche (1.9 km)
• Theresienkapelle (2.6 km)
• Burg Hilzingen (2.7 km)
• Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche (Hilzingen) (2.8 km)
• Altstadt (Gottmadingen) (3.2 km)
• Burg Gebsenstein (3.2 km)
• Burg Rosenegg (Hegau) (3.3 km)
• Burg Worblingen (3.5 km)

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