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Hohenzollern Castle (German: About this sound Burg Hohenzollern ) is a castle approximately 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Stuttgart Germany. It is considered the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family which emerged in the Middle Ages and eventually became German Emperors.The castle is located on top of Berg (Mount) Hohenzollern at an elevation of 855 meters (2805 ft) above sea level; 234 m (768 ft) above the towns of Hechingen and nearby Bisingen to the south.