Fürstenberg Castle (Hüfingen)

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The castle complex on the northwest corner of Fürstenberg

The Fürstenberg Castle is a ruined castle on the height Furstenberg 918 m above sea level. NN in the district of the city of Fürstenberg Huefingen in the Schwarzwald- Baar-Kreis in Baden- Württemberg.

History

A castle on the Fürstenberg probably existed from the 12th century. As a builder come vassals of Zaehringen Dukes qualify, were located at the foot of the mountain in Neudingen. 1175 first mentioned in writing, the castle passed this year by the Counts of Zollern over to the Zähringers. 1218 died at Berthold V. ( 1186-1218 ), the last Zähringerplatz Duke. His legacy on the Fürstenberg took the kinship associated with them Count of Urach. By 1250 Henry moved from Urach († 1283 or 1284) took up residence at the Fürstenberg and renamed itself afterwards as Count Heinrich von Fürstenberg. He had converted castle and settlement on the Fürstenberg, which received city rights in 1278. With the beginning of the 16th century the castle was rebuilt and renewed the fortifications. During the Peasants' War of 1524/25 insurgents stormed the Fürstenberg. In 1632, during the Thirty Years War, the castle and town fell prey to their widespread destruction. Fürstenberg After the catastrophic fire of 1841 devastated finally re-erected at the foot of the mountain and is today part of Huefingen. Not later than the 19th century, the remains of the castle were removed. From it only minimal construction meshing have received.