Burg Hohenfriedingen, Hilltop castle in Friedingen, Singen, Germany

Burg Hohenfriedingen stands on the Friedinger Schlossberg at 547.2 m above sea level, about 150 m above Lake Constance. A polygonal ring wall surrounds the castle, with the economic buildings built directly against its inner side. The only entrance, on the east, is flanked by two strong wing walls; the former outer bailey is gone and its area has been a garden since its destruction.

The castle was probably first mentioned around 914 under King Conrad I, while the Lords of Friedingen built it between 1170 and 1180. In the 14th century it was divided, with the Schwarz family of Konstanz becoming co-owners; their share passed to Frischhans von Bodman in 1448, and the remaining share to the Bodman family in 1476. It was destroyed in the Swiss War of 1499 and rebuilt, sold to Radolfzell in 1539, destroyed again in 1647 by troops from Hohentwiel, and rebuilt from 1651.

Locals call it the "Friedinger Schlössle". Since the castle became a country inn, its courtyard has held a beer garden in summer, and knight-style banquets are staged in the festival hall. The former outer bailey was turned into a garden after its destruction.

The castle is reached on foot from Friedingen, about 800 metres from the village centre, on the Friedinger Schlossberg. The only entrance lies in the east between two thick flanking walls; the former outer bailey is now a garden. Below the castle, roughly 200 metres away, the Schlosshof farm is still worked. In summer the courtyard holds a beer garden and the festival hall hosts knight's feasts.

The castle's interior furnishings survived until 1945, when French troops destroyed them; the building had served as quarters for a Waffen-SS special unit at the end of the war. Below the castle, about 200 metres away, the Schlosshof farm is still worked, on the site of the burnt gate-press building of the former vineyards.