Festung Hohentwiel

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Hohentwiel Castle is a ruin of a former castle on the peak of the dead volcano Hohentwiel. 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 Hohentwiel-Festival takes place in the fortress area.

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  • Battle of Schwaderloh ⓘ
    1499 battle
  • Relief of Konstanz ⓘ
    1633 siege
  • Battle of Tuttlingen ⓘ
    1643 battle of the Thirty Years' War
  • Order of battle at the Battle of Stockach ⓘ
  • Battle of Frauenfeld ⓘ
    1799 War of the Second Coalition battle
  • Battle of Winterthur ⓘ
    1799 battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Battle of Engen ⓘ
    1800 battle
  • Büsingen affair ⓘ
    border incident in the German enclave of Büsingen
  • Bombing of Schaffhausen ⓘ
    1944 bombardment
  • Festung Hohentwiel ⓘ
    building in Singen (Hohentwiel), Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • City walls of Überlingen ⓘ
  • Munot ⓘ
    fortress in Schaffhausen, Suiza
  • Fort Ebersberg ⓘ
    museum in Berg am Irchel (Switzerland)
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Meyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890493)Meyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890493)
Singen Hohentwiel PanoSingen Hohentwiel Pano
Album amicorum (1) of Burchard Grossmann - - 133C14 - B (143 2r)Album amicorum (1) of Burchard Grossmann - - 133C14 - B (143 2r)
Castle Ruins 2 (214159005)Castle Ruins 2 (214159005)
Heinrich Lotter HohentwielHeinrich Lotter Hohentwiel
Singen Hohentwiel (214018427)Singen Hohentwiel (214018427)
Festung Hohentwiel 3Festung Hohentwiel 3
HohentwielHohentwiel
Aerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south)Aerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south)
Aerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south)Aerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1499Battle of SchwaderlohbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1633Relief of KonstanzHoly Roman Empire, siege, Swedish Empire, Heilbronn League, Catholic League, Hispanic MonarchyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1643Battle of TuttlingenHoly Roman Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1799Order of battle at the Battle of StockachbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1799Battle of FrauenfeldFrench First Republic, Habsburg monarchy, battle, Helvetic RepublicWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1799Battle of WinterthurbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1800Battle of EngenbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1849Büsingen affairborder incidentWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1944Bombing of SchaffhausenbombardmentWikidata
    linkpageBurgenwelt page@Wikidata
    organisationarms industry1950Mowagautomotive industry, arms industry, automobile manufacturerWikidata
    organisationarms industry2000Swiss Armsenterprise, arms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationarms industry2007Diehl Defencearms industry, businessWikidata
    sitecastleFestung Hohentwielcastle ruin, fortressWikidata
    sitefortCity walls of Überlingencity walls, fortressWikidata
    sitefort1563MunotfortressWikidata
    sitefort1940Fort Ebersbergtechnology museum, military museum, memory institution, fortressWikidata
    commonsimageMeyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890493) Commons
    commonsimageSingen Hohentwiel Pano Commons
    commonsimageAlbum amicorum (1) of Burchard Grossmann - - 133C14 - B (143 2r) Commons
    commonsimageCastle Ruins 2 (214159005) Commons
    commonsimageHeinrich Lotter Hohentwiel Commons
    commonsimageSingen Hohentwiel (214018427) Commons
    commonsimageFestung Hohentwiel 3 Commons
    commonsimageHohentwiel Commons
    commonsimageAerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south) Commons
    commonsimageAerial image of the Hohentwiel Castle (view from the south) Commons
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