Wildenstein Castle (Leibertingen)

Burg Wildenstein (Leibertingen), a fortified castle, built between 1200 - 1300 A.C. is situated above the Danube break-through at the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It functions now as a hostel of the German Youth Hostel Federation ("Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk").

Literature

  • The Zimmern Chronicle
  • Gunter Haug und Heinrich Güntner: Burg Wildenstein über dem Tal der jungen Donau. DRW-Verlag. Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2001. ISBN 3-87181-464-4
  • Otto Piper: Burgenkunde, Bauwesen und Geschichte der Burgen. München 1912. Nachdruck, Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1993. ISBN 3-89350-554-7
  • Günter Schmitt: Wildenstein und Leibertinger Ortsburg. In: Ders.: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb. Band 3: Donautal. Wandern und entdecken zwischen Sigmaringen und Tuttlingen. S. 181-200. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei. Biberach 1990. ISBN 3-924489-50-5

Further sites

  • List of forts
  • List of castles in Baden-Württemberg

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Mario Jetzer
19 June 2011
Die Burg Wildenstein ist ein alte Burg die jetzt eine Jugendherberge ist. Super gegend zum Wandern und erholen. Gut und günstige Übernachtung.
Andreas Mozer
7 August 2017
Eine Jugendherberge. Wie man einen historischen und architektonischen Ort derart missbrauchen kann, ist mir ein Rätsel. Der Fertigfraß am "Kiosk" ist zu vernachlässigen.
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