Who built Niederalfingen Castle?

It was built around 1050 as a Hohenstaufen fortification to guard local trade routes.

Why is it also called Fuggerschloss?

Because the Fugger banking family of Augsburg, owners from 1551, rebuilt and extended it between 1575 and 1577.

Can visitors tour the inside of Niederalfingen Castle?

The site long served as a youth education and recreation centre until 2020; only the local history museum in the former bailiff's building is noted as open to the public in available sources.

What can be seen from outside the castle?

The 30-metre keep known as the copper tower, square at its base and octagonal above, fitted with gun loops.

Niederalfingen Castle

Hüttlingen

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Burg Niederalfingen stands in Hüttlingen (Ostalbkreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Niederalfingen Castle rises on a rocky spur above the confluence of the Kocher and Schlierbach valleys, near the village of Niederalfingen in the municipality of Hüttlingen. Built around 1050 as a Hohenstaufen stronghold to guard trade routes, it changed hands repeatedly, from the lords of Seckendorf to the counts of Württemberg, before the wealthy Fugger family of Augsburg rebuilt it in the late sixteenth century. Its 30-metre keep, known as the copper tower, is visible from afar, square at the base and octagonal above, pierced with gun loops. The former bailiff's building now houses the local history museum of Hüttlingen.

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The castle served for decades as a youth education and recreation centre, a use that ended in 2020.
The local history museum of Hüttlingen occupies the former bailiff's building below the castle walls.
No verified details on opening hours, fees or accessibility are available here, so check locally before visiting.
The octagonal keep, called the copper tower, is a landmark visible from across the Kocher valley.

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Hüttlingen · Ostalbkreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Fuggerstraße 12, 73460 Hüttlingen

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+49 7366 9298400

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Who built Niederalfingen Castle?: It was built around 1050 as a Hohenstaufen fortification to guard local trade routes.
Why is it also called Fuggerschloss?: Because the Fugger banking family of Augsburg, owners from 1551, rebuilt and extended it between 1575 and 1577.
Can visitors tour the inside of Niederalfingen Castle?: The site long served as a youth education and recreation centre until 2020; only the local history museum in the former bailiff's building is noted as open to the public in available sources.
What can be seen from outside the castle?: The 30-metre keep known as the copper tower, square at its base and octagonal above, fitted with gun loops.