Schloss Hohenschwangau

Schloss Hohenschwangau is located in the German village of Schwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, very close to the border with Austria.

Hohenschwangau is a village in the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. Hohenschwangau is bordered by the Alpsee in the West. Every year, about 2 million people visited this place. There are hotels, shops and restaurants. Hohenschwangau Castle is a short walk up from the village of Hohenschwangau.

Hohenschwangau Castle (Castle of the High Swan County) was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. Ludwig spent his childhood here, dreaming of building his own romantic castle nearby. It is the castle that King Ludwig II stayed in while watching over the building of Neuschwanstein. It has a clear view of Neuschwanstein.

Schloss Hohenschwangau is an impressive castle. Hohenschwangau castle means swan area on a hill,High altitude. It is a castle of the Neo-Gothic style which is close to the town Hohenschwangau. The castle has a beautiful and romantic environment. It looks out over the Alpsee, where there are lots of swans. The Castle grounds consists of fountains, rose gardens, and fabulous views.

Schloss Hohenschwangau is the most famous and most visited of King Ludwig II's three palaces. King Ludwig II was the King of Bavaria in the 19th century. He was born on August 25, 1845 in Munich. He became the King of Bavaria at the age of eighteen but died in the lake mysteriously at forty one.

The Hohenschwangau castle was reconstructed by Maximilian II spending 4 years of 1832-1836. He was the father of Ludwig II who built the Neuschwanstein castle. Originally, a king of Schwangau built it in the 12th century but because the heir of the king family stopped and it became ruins, and then afterwards Maximilian II bought it and rebuilt. It is said that Ludwig II spent most of his life in this castle. Ludwig II seemed to have looked up at the construction of the Neuschwanstein castle from this castle.

Hohenschwangau is where you get tickets to visit Newschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. Hohenschwangau Castle is open all through the year (except for Christmas). Opening hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (April through September) and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (October through March). Guided tours are provided in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Slovene and Japanese.