Hohenasperg
Sign in to savethumb|219x219px|Aerial image of the Hohenasperg fortress thumb|220x220px|Entrance to the Hohenasperg fortress Hohenasperg, located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart, Germany, of which it is administratively part, is an ancient fortress and prison overlooking the town of Asperg.
Key dates
- Inception
- 1535
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- Instance of
- psychiatric hospital
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Ludwigsburg District
- Elevation
- +347
- Image
- Aerial image of the Hohenasperg fortress.jpg
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16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Iron Age
- Iron Age finds
- Middle Ages
- Early Modern period
- Prisoners
- Holy Roman Empire
- 19th century
- Early years of the Nazi era
- Transit camp for deportation to concentration camps (1940–1943)
- Post-war period
- Today
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|219x219px|Aerial image of the Hohenasperg fortress thumb|220x220px|Entrance to the Hohenasperg fortress Hohenasperg, located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart, Germany, of which it is administratively part, is an ancient fortress and prison overlooking the town of Asperg.
It was an important Celtic oppidum, and a number of very important "princely" burials are close by, in particular the Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave.