Staufen (Hegau)
| Staufen | ||
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 View from the west |
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| height | 594 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | |
| Mountains | Hegau | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 46 '18 " N , 8 ° 48' 24" E | |
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| Type | Spring tip | |
| rock | Phonolite | |
 View from the southwest |
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The Staufen is 594 m above sea level. NHN high mountain of volcanic origin in Hegau in the south of Baden-Württemberg . It rises on the northeastern outskirts of Hilzingen .
history
Staufen Castle, first mentioned in documents in 1272, is located on the mountain .
The mountain cone including the castle complex was in the fiefdom of the Lords of Homburg , partly fiefdoms of the Counts of Hohenberg, from around 1269 to the 15th century , until it was taken over by the Dukes of Austria in 1381.
Web links
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