ガンメルスハウゼンの洞窟・トップ20

More information about the castle can be found here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Staufeneck

From here you have a wonderful view of the Albvorland and the Albtrauf. The best view is from the tower. However, the ascent costs one euro.

Today's castle emerged from a castle that was probably built around 1230 by Count Egino von Aichelberg.[1] The knight Ernst von Filseck was mentioned in a document in 1268. Since he was an Aichelberg servant, it is likely that the castle was still owned by the Aichelberg people at that time.[1] The family remained the owner until 1318, when Diepold von Aichelberg and his sons sold the castle to Eberhard I of Württemberg, from whom it was given to the Reuß von Reußenstein family around 1350, in whose ownership it remained for around 200 years. In 1568 the Reuß family sold the imperial manor to the mayor of Göppingen, Balthasar Moser, from whom Dietrich von Gemmingen acquired it just five years later. He sold the unprofitable property in 1596 to Burkhardt von Berlichingen, who began replacing the old castle complex with a more comfortable castle in the Renaissance style in 1597/98. Today's north wing and part of the east wing were given roughly their current shape. In 1608, Burkhardt left the new building to his five heir daughters, in particular Anna Margaretha and her husband Colonel Otto von Vohenstein. In 1648 their son-in-law, Major Matthias Georg Fischer von Rob, took over the facility, which remained in the possession of his son Ludwig Friedrich and his wife Anna Elisabeth, née Neubronner von Eisenburg, until 1706.

The idyllic inner courtyard invites you to linger

The exhibition area is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Very nice facility. Also a good starting point for hikes or walks in the landscape park.

Beautiful castle in the middle of the village of Wiesensteig

Imposing castle ruins, easy to reach. Nice as a destination for a hike.