Helfenstein Castle represents the remnants of the fortified
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
(''burg'') Helfenstein of the
counts of Helfenstein located above the city of
Geislingen an der Steige
Geislingen an der Steige () is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Jura, Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys. It is a town in the Göppingen (district), district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The name relates ...
, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was destroyed in 1552.
See also
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List of castles in Baden-Württemberg
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House of Helfenstein
References
External links
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Ruine Helfenstein on Bergen Inventar.de
Ruined castles in Germany
Hill castles
Swabian Jura
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