- If you look at the photographs of Hohenschwangau Castle, taken from a bird's eye view, it may seem that the castle has grown in the middle of a dense forest...
- Hohenschwangau Castle or Schloss Hohenschwangau (lit: Upper Swan County Palace) is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany.
- From 1833 to 1837 Crown Prince Maximilian rebuilt the medieval Schwanstein Castle into a new Gothic style of Hohenschwangau Castle.
- The present-day Hohenschwangau (“Upper Schwangau”) castle was first mentioned in 1397, though under the name of Schwanstein.
- Today's Hohenschwangau Castle was built into the partially preserved outer walls of Schwanstein Castle from the 14th century between 1537 and 1547.
- In 1832, Maximillian II, father of the Mad King fell in love with the location of the land and purchased the ruinous Hohenschwangau Castle.
- Hohenschwangau Castle was the childhood home of the King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the birthplace of his son, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
- Visiting Hohenschwangau Castle and the neighboring, and more popular, Neuschwanstein Castle is practically an all-day affair.
- This custard-yellow castle can be found on the Western side of Hohenschwangau Village, set against the dramatic backdrop of the looming Alps.
- Conveniently found in the foot of the Alps, Hohenschwangau Castle is undoubtedly one of the best strategically placed and well built fortresses of all time.