Can you still see Fürstenberg Castle today?

No, only very slight traces remain at ground level, the building itself has vanished.

What is the link between Fürstenberg Castle and the House of Fürstenberg?

Around 1250, Henry of Urach settled at this castle and became the first to call himself Count of Fürstenberg, giving the dynasty its name.

Where is Fürstenberg Castle located?

On top of the Fürstenberg hill, 918 metres high, above the Fürstenberg district now part of the town of Hüfingen, in Baden-Württemberg.

Fürstenberg Castle

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Burg Fürstenberg stands in Fürstenberg (Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Fürstenberg Castle once crowned the summit of the Fürstenberg hill, 918 metres high, above what is now the Fürstenberg district of the town of Hüfingen. Probably founded in the 12th century by ministerials connected to the House of Zähringen, it gave its name to the counts, later princes, of Fürstenberg, a title first taken by Henry of Urach around 1250. Devastated during the Thirty Years' War in 1632 and finally abandoned after a fire in 1841, the castle survives today only in scant traces on the ground. It is therefore less a building to tour than a historic hilltop site with views over the Black Forest.

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What to know

Only very slight remains survive at ground level, so a visit means walking a historic site rather than touring a standing building.
Reaching it involves a climb to the summit of the Fürstenberg hill, at 918 metres.
There are no opening hours or admission fees, as it is an open-air site with free access.
The hilltop offers views over the surrounding Black Forest and Baar landscape.

Where this château is

Fürstenberg · Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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78183 Hüfingen

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Can you still see Fürstenberg Castle today?: No, only very slight traces remain at ground level, the building itself has vanished.
Why did Fürstenberg Castle disappear?: It was heavily destroyed during the Thirty Years' War in 1632 and finally abandoned after a fire in 1841.
What is the link between Fürstenberg Castle and the House of Fürstenberg?: Around 1250, Henry of Urach settled at this castle and became the first to call himself Count of Fürstenberg, giving the dynasty its name.
Where is Fürstenberg Castle located?: On top of the Fürstenberg hill, 918 metres high, above the Fürstenberg district now part of the town of Hüfingen, in Baden-Württemberg.