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Discover one of the largest city PALACE in germany. Hospitality is a cherished tradition at Hohenzollern Palace, also known as Sigmaringen Castle. For centuries, the Hohenzollern family have been welcoming members of the public into their ancestral home.

The castle is interesting as a contrast to the Burg Hohezollern, because it has actually been lived in all the time, until very recently. What you get to see, is the apartments of the princes's family, from relatively modern times, with, for example, the first real bathroom and WC of the area.

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is quite possibly the fairest castle in all the land. Though Germany is full of gorgeous castles, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen is one of the largest and grandest I’ve ever laid eyes on, rising up out of an outcropping of rocks and stretching across almost an entire city block.

The Castle Sigmaringen (Schloss Sigmaringen), the former main royal residence of the State of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, is located in the Swabian Alps, Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ), on a hill picturesque in the city of the same name.

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.

Brief HISTORY OF HOHENZOLLERN PALACE. The original fortress at Sigmaringen was first mentioned in 1077 in the chronicles of the Petershausen monastery. 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 ...

Sigmaringen Castle (German: Schloss Sigmaringen) was the princely castle and seat of government for the Princes of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Situated in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, this castle dominates the skyline of the town of Sigmaringen.

Sigmaringen Castle Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern, Karl Anton Platz 8, 72488 Sigmaringen Display on Map Standing high on a cliff above the Danube, Schloss Sigmaringen was built as a fortress.