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Hohenzollern Castle – a neo-Gothic castle fit for a Prussian King. Royal Palaces & Castles. Hohenzollern Castle – the ancestral seat of the Prussian King and Princes of Hohenzollern – stands proudly almost 900 metres above the Swabian Jura, fortified with towers and battlements.
The Hohenzollern Castle, the ancestral seat of the family dynasty, is situated at the periphery of the Swabian Alb. It is no museum in its traditional sense but a historic as well as a distinct lively place which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world all year round.
This was the seat of the Brandenburg-Prussian rulers, Prussian kings and Germany's kaisers. Today, the House of Hohenzollern promotes a heightened awareness for German history and its cultural legacy. Take a tour of the Hohenzollern Castle, seat of the most notable dynasty in Germany's history.
Our family’s ancestral Seat, Hohenzollern Castle near Hechingen, in Baden-Württemberg, sees 350,000 visitors from all over the world each year, making it one of the most popular private museums in Germany. Hohenzollern Castle is still privately owned by the two branches of our house.
The oldest parts of the original castle and fortress are hidden beneath the alterations and rebuilding that took place between the 17th and 19th century. The preserved remains of the original construction date back to around 1200, during the time of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. These include the castle gate, the main building and the keep.
Hohenzollern Castle, near Hechingen, was built in the mid-19th century by Frederick William IV of Prussia on the remains of the castle founded in the early 11th century. Alpirsbach Abbey, founded by the Hohenzollerns in 1095. Zollern, from 1218 Hohenzollern, was a county of the Holy Roman Empire.
Welcome to the Hohenzollern Palace of Sigmaringen. To some people, it is Germany’s second-largest city palace. To others, it is a cultural monument with a rich 1,000-year history. But to our family, the castle has been our beloved residence since the 16th century. It is a place that holds many personal memories for us.
