Perched atop a hill in the Swabian Alps of southern Germany, Hohenzollern Castle is a stunning and historic fortress that has captured the imagination of visitors for centuries. This majestic castle, located near the town of Lichtenstein, offers brea...

Beginning around 1100, a castle belonging to a family of ministerials of the counts of Achalm and later counts of Württemberg, was located on the escarpment above the source of the river Echaz.[5] The castle and its denizens, the lords of Lichtenstei...