Site of the former castle

Buttenhausen´s cemetery is surrounded by the fortification wall of the former castle, the only structural remains of this medieval / early modern edifice; today a gate with a pointed arch has been bricked in on the eastern side. To a large extent the history of this castle remains a mystery. In the 14^th century the town was jointly owned by the related von Justingen and von Gundelfingen families. It is probable that Friedrich von Gundelfingen sold the village along with the castle in 1407; from 1409 Buttenhausen belonged to the rulers of Stein von Klingenstein. One branch of this family also resided in the castle in the 16^th century. In 1778 the ”old castle on the mountain”, of which one building continued to be used as a silo, was differentiated from another castle further down, the ”Meierhaus”, which today can be found in the castle grounds. Castles located on cliffs over valleys are characteristic of the topography of the high Middle Ages, which can also be seen in the neighbouring towns of Bichishausen and Hundersingen.