Küssaburg
The Küssaburg, Küssenberg or Küssaberg Castle () is a ruined hilltop castle located at an elevation of in Bechtersbohl, a village in the municipality of Küssaberg, in the county of Waldshut in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The name may be derived from the Roman personal name, "Cossinius", or from the German "Kissen" (Alemannic "Chüssi") which means "cushion", after the shape of the mountain on which it stands. The hill castle is one of the most important historic buildings on the High Rhine and a landmark of the county of Waldshut. It was probably constructed between 1125 and 1141 . The present ruins were owned "inter alia" by the counts of Küssenberg, the Bishopric of Constance and the counts of Sulz. The castle, which was later developed into a fortress, was destroyed by a fire started by its garrison on 8 March 1634 when the Swedish Army approached it during the Thirty Years' War and by a landslide on 25  December 1664. In the 19th century work began on uncovering the ruins which have since become a popular destination in the region. Location. The ruins lie above the village at an elevation of about 634 metres above sea level. They  are a landmark in this region and overlook the Klettgau, which runs east of the mountain, and the Rhine valley (High Rhine). In addition, there are views of the Southern Black Forest and the Aargau in Switzerland.