En un regard
Le château en bref
Hohenlupfen Castle overlooks the small town of Stühlingen, in the south of Baden-Württemberg. It occupies a plateau of shell limestone rising some 140 metres above the middle Wutach valley, close to the Swiss border. Together with the old town, it forms an ensemble that has largely retained its historic appearance. Originally there stood a medieval fortified castle, seat of the County of Stühlingen. The Counts of Lupfen held it from 1251 to 1582 and gave it their name. In 1499, during the Swabian War, the town and castle were plundered and burned. In June 1524, peasants from the lordship presented their grievances there, an episode traditionally regarded as the beginning of the German Peasants' War. On the extinction of the Lupfen line, Stühlingen passed to the hereditary marshals of Pappenheim. Maximilian von Pappenheim had the old buildings demolished between 1619 and 1624 and a residence built in their place; only the great medieval square keep was preserved, crowned with an octagonal storey topped by a bulbous roof. Through marriage, the estate subsequently passed to the Fürstenbergs, who resided there until 1723 before moving to Donaueschingen. They remained owners until 2011, when the castle was sold to a family of farmers from Schleitheim, in Switzerland. The castle is privately owned; it is hired out for celebrations and weddings, and guided tours are offered in summer.
