Jestetten Castle

Jestetten Castle, also known as the Upper Castle, and in modern times as Mount Tabor, is located in the municipality of Jestetten.

The early building was once home to the Nobles of Jestetten, who are first mentioned in 1135. Later, the Schaffhausen patrician family von Jünteler resided here. In 1488, this family sold the castle to Count Alwig X von Sulz. The Counts of Sulz made it their second residence after Tiengen Castle, following the destruction of the important stronghold, Balm Castle, in 1449, in order to oversee their then extensive possessions in the upper Klettgau and the Rafzerfeld. From 1687, Jestetten Castle became part of the Schwarzenberg dominion. From 1744 to 1806, the castle housed a women's monastery and a Redemptorist order settlement. During this time (1802 to 1805), St. Klemens Maria Hofbauer worked here, as commemorated by a plaque in the castle courtyard.

During a trip to Switzerland, Father Klemens Hofbauer visited the Tabor women's monastery in Jestetten, in whose vicinity he wanted to establish his own monastery. He arrived in Jestetten on December 30, 1802, together with Father Thaddäus Hübl, the student Franz Hofbauer, his nephew, and the novice Johannes Sabelli. The community existed until 1805.

From 1830, the building served as the seat of the Jestetten district office, then as a district court and district court prison. In 1878, the district care institution was established here, and from 1942 to 1975, it served as a lung sanatorium. Today, it houses the Jestetten district elderly and nursing home.