Sirgenstein Castle

Sirgenstein Castle is a ruined castle on rock, over twenty metres high, with a cave inhabited in the Stone Age, the Sirgenstein, between the town of and hamlet of in in .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Burgrest Sirgenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sirgenstein Cave and Hohle Fels.

Cave
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The small , German: Sirgensteinhöhle is situated 565 m above sea level inside the 20 m high Sirgenstein, a limestone rock. The cave sits 35 m above the valley bottom in the central , southern Germany.

Cave
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The is a in the of that has yielded a number of important archaeological finds dating from the Upper Paleolithic. Artifacts found in the cave represent some of the earliest examples of prehistoric art and musical instruments ever discovered. is situated 1 km southwest of Sirgenstein Castle.

Cave
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is an archaeological site of significance for the central European Upper Paleolithic, located near the town of in the in , southern Germany. is situated 1½ km northeast of Sirgenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schelklingen and Blaubeuren.

Village
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is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in in . It is situated 10 km north of , and 20 km west of . and 82% of its territory form part of the Swabian Jura Biosphere Reserve.

Town
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is a town in the district of Alb-Donau near in , . As of December 2007 it had 11,963 inhabitants. is situated 3½ km northeast of Sirgenstein Castle.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Sirgenstein Castle.

Sirgenstein Castle

Latitude
48.38706° or 48° 23′ 13″ north
Longitude
9.76109° or 9° 45′ 40″ east
Elevation
614 metres (2,014 feet)
Open location code
8FWF9QP6+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1802147388
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1015208
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In Other Languages

“Sirgenstein Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sirgenstein and Sirgenstein-Spalte.

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