Fürstenberg (castle)
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Fürstenberg Castle (German Schloss Fürstenberg or simply Fürstenberg - literally "The Princely Mountain") is a castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Fürstenberg mountain in the Baar region, near the town of Hüfingen.
The castle was first mentioned in a 1175 deed as a possession of the House of Zähringen, which became extinct with the death of Duke Berthold V. About 1250 his heir Count Henry of Urach made it his residence and thereafter was the first to call himself a Count of Fürstenberg. The castle was devastated in the Thirty Years' War and has not been rebuilt.
Coordinates: 47°53′26.5″N 8°33′36.4″E / 47.890694°N 8.560111°E
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