From Beuron to Wildenstein Castle

The small community of Beuron lies in the midst of the breakthrough valley of the Upper Danube between the historic Mühlheim and Inzigkofen. In this quiet area, Augustinian canons founded Beuron Abbey in the 11th century. A historic view of the town around 1787 shows north of the monastery the predecessor of today's wooden bridge over the Danube built in 1801 and on the opposite side the Beuron mill. The Steighof was the monastery's domain until secularization in 1802, which was revived by the Benedictines in 1862. Today, the Archabbey of St. Martin is at the center of the Beuron Congregation with ten men's and women's monasteries each.

At the viewpoint Alpenblick, there is no view to the Alps, but to Bronnen Castle, the Danube valley, and the small temple on a prominent rock ledge in honor of soldiers who died in the Beuron hospital in 1804.

The old town above Beuron is a Celtic fortification with ramparts and a moat from around 800 – 500 BC. From the eponymous rock, one overlooks Petersfelsen with the cross on top, the Danube loop, and behind it the community with the monastery complex.

Wildenstein Castle in its present form was rebuilt as a fortress between 1514 and 1554 by Gottfried Werner von Zimmern from a predecessor building. The well-preserved castle was never conquered and today serves as a popular youth hostel.