FortressAsperg

Hohenasperg Fortress

Prison

Hohenasperg Fortress has served as a prison since the early 18th century. The structure is located on an isolated Keuper hill, approximately 100 meters above the surrounding area.

History+

Already inhabited in the Stone Age, Hohenasperg was a Celtic princely seat with a refuge castle around 500 BC. After the victory of the Franks over the Alemanni around 500 AD, it became a Frankish manorial seat and assembly place. Asperg was first mentioned in a document in 819. In the 13th century, the site gained importance with the founding of the town of Hohenasperg. From 1535, the hill was developed into a fortress. During the Thirty Years' War, Württemberg-Protestant and Swedish troops defended the fortress in 1634/35 against imperial besiegers but eventually had to surrender it. After the war, it returned to Württemberg possession.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Festung_Hohenasperg_01.jpg

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Location: 48.9103, 9.1383