# Burgstall Deisenhausen

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Burgstall Deisenhausen occupies a north-facing spur with steep sides, east of the Günztal valley. Deisenhausen lies about one kilometre to the east. The medieval fortification extends 175 metres and contains a main bailey and an outer bailey. A straight wall and ditch divide the two baileys. Another wall and outer ditch protect the outer bailey from the almost level hinterland. Earth bridges and wall cuts interrupt the section ditches. These interruptions probably reflect the construction of an economic road across the defences. The site is associated with the Herren von Gerenberg. They moved to Wattenweiler during the fourteenth century, when the castle was probably abandoned.

Nearby, Schweigbeuren survives mainly through a local legend. During the Crusades, the knight Luithoff left Schweigbeuren for the emperor’s army in the Holy Land. Jerusalem inspired his new heraldic symbol, a rooster. He replaced the family’s bear with a rooster, which represented loyalty under pressure. A caged rooster crowed each morning from the tower. During a siege, the sound suggested plentiful grain, although the defenders had almost nothing left. The besiegers eventually withdrew from the castle at Schweigbeuren. Later, a descendant broke his oath, and the legend says Schweigbeuren sank beside the Günztal. The tale links a rooster’s cry with lies in Deisenhausen.

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