Hohenstaufen Castle
 Hohenstaufen Castle (German: Burg Hohenstaufen) is a ruin lying above the Hohenstaufen locality today part of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg Germany. The hill castle was seat of the now-defunct House of Hohenstaufen.Hohenstaufen Castle can be found on Hohenstaufen Mountain 684 m (2244 ft) above sea level. The word Stauf means drinking vessel (beaker or cup) and refers to the conical shape of the mountain.