Haigerloch Castle

The origins of Haigerloch date back to 1095, when a castle complex was first mentioned, presumably at the site of today's Roman Tower. This initially belonged to the Counts of Wiesneck before passing to the Counts of Hohenberg in the second half of the 12th century. The latter erected a new fortification at the current site of the castle. In 1381, the County of Haigerloch fell to the Habsburgs, before passing to Count Eitel Friedrich II of Zollern in 1497 through an exchange. After the Zollern division of inheritance in 1576, Haigerloch became the seat of a new line of the Counts of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch. Count Christoph of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch had the castle expanded into the present-day Renaissance castle, whose form is attributed to master builder Michael Beer. The castle church served as the burial place for this line, which, however, died out in 1634.