Hohenzollern Castle - (Baden-Wüttemberg) Germany

72379 Burg Hohenzollern (Hechingen)

There are two bigger parking areas where you can park for 2 Euros
The second car park has a ticket shop, restaurant and toilets
Entrance fee to the castle for an adult is 12 Euros
Tickets can be purchased at the ticket shop in the car park or at the castle gate
There is a shuttle that runs from the car park to the gate of the castle which costs around 4 Euros per adult
Alternatively there is a track to walk from the car park to the castle
There are restaurants inside the castle to have coffee, beer, lunch or snacks
The tour inside the castle is highly recommended which is inclusive for the entrance ticket
There is a great museum as well

Probably the most beautiful castle in Baden-Wüttenberg which is the home for the Hohenzollern dynasty
The origin of the Hohenzollern dynasty is in Baden-Wüttenberg as the counts of the Zollern county of the Holy Roman Empire
Later the family is branched into the Swabian branch, Franconian branch, Prussian branch and Romanian branch
The Prussian branch establish the Kingdom of Prussia (1701 by King Fredrick I) and later builds the Prussian Empire (1861 by Emperer William I)
The genius of kings, Fredrick the Great is a Hohenzollern from the Prussian branch.

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