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Stöffeln Castle (Ruin)
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The ruin called Stöffeln is the ruin of a hilltop castle on the high Stöffelberg in the Gönningen district of the Baden-Württemberg city of Reutlingen in the Reutlingen district.
The castle was built in the 12th century by the noble free lords of Stöffeln and mentioned in 1055 as Stofola. Around 1300, the Lords of Stöffeln had to sell the castle and the town to Count Eberhard of Württemberg, and in 1388 the castle was destroyed by Reutlingen in the Swabian League War and fell into disrepair. In 1885, the first excavations took place. In 1930, further excavations were carried out under the direction of Konrad Albert Koch.
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The castle complex consisted of two castles with an intermediate bailey, divided by three section ditches driven into the rock. The western front castle dates from the 12th century, the eastern rear castle from the 13th century. Furthermore, the castle had a neck ditch, a shield wall and a square keep on a base area of 6.35 by 6.35 meters and with a wall thickness of 1.5 meters. Of the complex, rampart, ditch and wall remains are still preserved. Former buildings can only be surmised.
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