Hohenzollern

This is the Castle Hohenzollern from the road.  It is a very magnificent sight to see.  There is just little towns around.  It is south of Stuttgart, Germany.  The castle sits atop a hill which it makes it great from the stand point of defending.  Which when you visit places like that with a military guy you get that kind of information.

This is a view from the front as we drove up the hill to the entrance.  You had to stop at a parking lot and either walk or take a bus to the top.  It was a very steep walk to the top.

We could not take pictures of the inside of the castle, but let me assure you it was amazing.  We had to wear slippers over our shoes to walk on the floor.

The castle is the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family.  The family became the German Emperors.  The history is that of Prussia rulers that took over during the 1800.  It is has many historical artifacts at the castle.  It has ties to England.  One of the Kings married a princess from England.  Not long after the King died.  They had a child and he also died at an early age.  She continued to live there.  She was a very good artist and painted pictures of her son before he died.

The castle is still privately owned.  If you are ever in Germany I highly recommend visiting this castle.

If you get a chance look it up on the internet.  They have lots of pictures and information about the castle.  If you homeschool it might even make a great lesson on prussia, swabian and german rulers.

Come back next week for a trip to another castle in Germany.

Auf Weidersehen,

Melanie