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Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen)
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 View of the fortified castle from the "Bandfelsen" |
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| Date of construction: | ~ 1200 - 1300 |
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Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen
Leibertingen
Leibertingen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Geographical location :Leibertingen is located 600 to 850 meters above sea level directly over the Danube valley in the Heuberg region, a plateau at the southern bound corner of the Swabian Alb, with a...
), a fortified castle, built between 1200 - 1300 A.C. is situated above the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
break-through at the Swabian Alb
Swabian Alb
The Swabian Alps or Swabian Jura is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in width. It is named after the region of Swabia....
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
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. It functions now as a hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
of the German Youth Hostel Federation ("Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk").
Literature
- The Zimmern ChronicleZimmern ChronicleThe Zimmern Chronicle is a family chronicle describing the lineage and history of the noble family of Zimmern, based in Meßkirch, Germany. It was written in a Swabian variety of Early New High German by Count Froben Christoph von Zimmern...
- Gunter Haug und Heinrich Güntner: Burg Wildenstein über dem Tal der jungen Donau. DRW-Verlag. Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2001. ISBN 3-87181-464-4
- Otto Piper: Burgenkunde, Bauwesen und Geschichte der Burgen. München 1912. Nachdruck, Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1993. ISBN 3-89350-554-7
- Günter Schmitt: Wildenstein und Leibertinger Ortsburg. In: Ders.: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Band 3: Donautal. Wandern und entdecken zwischen Sigmaringen und Tuttlingen. S. 181-200. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei. Biberach 1990. ISBN 3-924489-50-5
External links
- The Sigenotfresken in the main building of the Burg Wildenstein (photos, plans, literature and historical background information).
- Youth hostel Burg Wildenstein
- Photos, showing some aerial images.