Friedrichsburg (Hechingen)

Hechingen with the Friedrichsburg, and Hohenzollern Castle around 1643 by Matthäus Merian
Friedrichsburg at the start of the 17th century
Floor plan (ground?) of the Friedrichsburg by Pierre Michel d'Ixnard (north wing to the right)
Hunting party in front of Hechingen and Friedrichsburg castle around 1740
Votiv picture showingen Hechingen and Friedrichsburg in 1723
Hechingen in 1716


Friedrichsburg Castle (German: Schloss Friedrichsburg) was a princely castle in renaissance style, situated in Hechingen, within the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the residence of the princes of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. At the start of the nineteenth century, the castle was demolished and replaced by the ‘Neues Schloss’. Today, nothing remains anymore of the Friedrichsburg.