The remains of the castle can be visited
CastleEhingen-Dächingen
Hochdorf Castle
Hochdorf Castle Ruin, also known as Schlösslesberg, refers to the ruin of a hilltop castle at 655 m above sea level near Dächingen, a district of the city of Ehingen, in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg.
Only remnants of the walls remain of the castle, which was built in the 13th century by the Lords of Hochdorf, mentioned in 1273, and destroyed in 1378.
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