Wildenstein Castle (Leibertingen)
| Burg Wildenstein | |
 View of the fortified castle from the "Bandfelsen" | |
| Date of construction: | ~ 1200 - 1300 |
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| Style: | Spornburg |
| Location: | Leibertingen / Germany |
| Builder: | Herren von Wildenstein, Anselm von Justingen, Werner von Zimmern d. J. |
| Owner: | Das Deutsche Jugendherbergswerk |
  Wildenstein Castle (Leibertingen) (Germany) | |
Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen), a fortified castle, built between 1200 - 1300 A.D. is situated above the Danube break-through at the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It functions now as a hostel of the German Youth Hostel Association ("Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk").
Literature
- The Zimmern Chronicle
- Gunter Haug und Heinrich Güntner: Burg Wildenstein über dem Tal der jungen Donau. DRW-Verlag. Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2001. ISBN 3-87181-464-4
- Otto Piper: Burgenkunde, Bauwesen und Geschichte der Burgen. München 1912. Nachdruck, Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1993. ISBN 3-89350-554-7
- Günter Schmitt: Wildenstein und Leibertinger Ortsburg. In: Ders.: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Band 3: Donautal. Wandern und entdecken zwischen Sigmaringen und Tuttlingen. S. 181-200. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei. Biberach 1990. ISBN 3-924489-50-5
See also
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External links
- The Sigenotfresken in the main building of the Burg Wildenstein (photos, plans, literature and historical background information).
- Youth hostel Burg Wildenstein
- Photos, showing some aerial images.
Coordinates: 48°03′19.48″N 9°00′2.9″E / 48.0554111°N 9.000806°E
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