Hohenzollern Castle (German: 
Burg Hohenzollern ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three castles on the site, it is located atopBerg Hohenzollern, a 234-metre (768 ft) bluff rising above the towns of Hechingen andBisingen in the foothills of the Swabian Alpsof central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Burg Hohenzollern ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. The third of three castles on the site, it is located atopBerg Hohenzollern, a 234-metre (768 ft) bluff rising above the towns of Hechingen andBisingen in the foothills of the Swabian Alpsof central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The first fortress on the mountain was constructed in the early 11th century. Over the years the House of Hohenzollern split several times, but the castle remained in theSwabian branch, the dynastic seniors of theFranconian-Brandenburgian cadet branchthat later acquired its own imperial throne. This castle was completely destroyed in 1423 after a ten-month siege by the free imperial cities of Swabia. A larger and sturdier structure was constructed from 1454 to 1461. The final castle was built between 1846 and 1867 as a family memorial. Source: Wikipedia
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