The Zähringer Castle was built in 1078 by Berthold II, ‘Duke of Zähringen’. Before that, the castle hill was already leveled as a ‘fortress’ by the Alemannic dukes and expanded into a fortress from 270 AD. The Zähringen dukes founded monasteries, cities (Freiburg, Offenburg, Rottweil, Bern…) & castles and developed the land through roads & paths. During the Peasants’ War (1525), all building parts burned down and total destruction occurred in the ‘Thirty Years’ War’ (1618-1648). To this day, the Zähringer Castle has remained the magnificent viewpoint that attracted people over 2000 years ago. The Waldrestaurant Zähringer Burg was built in 1655 on the site of the former ‘armory’ of the Dukes of Zähringen. The first generations of this house lived from agriculture & animal husbandry. At the end of the 18th century, a snack room for hikers was set up. An extension was added in 1934, and many tables & chairs are still from that time.