Schloss Heiligenberg (Heiligenberg)

Heiligenberg Castle (German: Schloss Heiligenberg) is a princely castle in renaissance style, situated in Heiligenberg, Linzgau within the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is sited on a plateau 730 metres above sea level and with views down into the Bodensee and the Alps. It contains one of the most well preserved renaissance halls north of the Alps. The castle is owned and lived in by the Fürstenberg family, and cannot be visited.

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Schloss Heiligenberg (Heiligenberg) ranks #3,329 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #259 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,488 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 56 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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