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Historic Castles and Sites

This collection highlights 20 historic castles, palaces and archaeological fortifications around the Bodenseekreis. Entries range from fully preserved Renaissance and Baroque residences and monastic complexes to medieval hill castles, spur‑castle ruins and earthwork burgställe, with notes on architectural style, remains and site type.

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Meersburg Castle

Meersburg Castle, also known as the Alte Burg, in Meersburg on Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is considered to be one of the…

Stefan-Xp / CC-BY-SA-3.0

New Castle

The Neues Schloss Meersburg is located in Meersburg near Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Adrian Michael / CC BY 2.5

Schloss Heiligenberg

Schloss Heiligenberg is a Renaissance-style castle in Heiligenberg, Linzgau, north of the Bodensee.

Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Schloss Montfort

Baroque landmark of Langenargen; prominent lakeside palace with historic park and 19th‑century appearance.

Johann Sebastian Dirr / Public domain

Schloss Kirchberg

Historic manor complex on Immenstaad municipal territory; estate buildings and parkland.

Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Schloss Friedrichshafen

Former Benedictine Hofen monastery (Kloster Hofen), later converted into Schloss Friedrichshafen; medieval monastic origins with later secular adaptations.

Salem 1920 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Schule Schloss Salem

Schule Schloss Salem is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany.

Oberer Langbau

Castle

Dietrich Krieger / CC BY-SA 3.0

Bischofschloss

Historic episcopal residence in Markdorf’s old town, notable as a civic‑period administrative and representative building.

Schloss Ittendorf

Former hill castle (Höhenburg) later transformed into Schloss Ittendorf, situated at about 440 m elevation.

Dietrich Krieger / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ehemalige Ringburg Drackenstein

Ruined spur castle (Drackenstein) located on a 520 m rocky prominence; visible ruin remains.

Ingo2802 / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Tettnang Castle

Tettnang Castle, also known as the Tettnang New Palace, is one of three castles in the German town of Tettnang.

Manuel Heinemann / CC-BY-SA-3.0

Burg Ramsberg

Medieval high‑medieval Burg Ramsberg, documented under various medieval names; remains lie east of the village site.

Burgrest Hüneberg (Burghalde)

Ruined hill castle (Burgrest Hüneberg) on a 528 m summit; earthworks and foundations visible.

Schloßbühl Limpach

Former fortified site (Schloßbühl Limpach) recorded as an archaeological fortification.

Schloßbühl Burg

Medieval motte/hill castle site (Burghügel Sandacker), an abandoned hilltop fortification with archaeological remains.

Schloßbuckel Ramsenbühl (Burgstall)

Burgstall (burg buckel) — remains of a medieval fortification, recorded as an archaeological site.

Burg Hasenstein

Site of the former Burg Hasenstein — fortification remains and associated earthworks.

Burgstall Kaltbächle

Burgstall Kaltbächle — archaeological fortification site, limited visible remains.

Altschloss

Altschloss — site classified as a fortification/archaeological location with surviving earthworks.