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Geographical location
The castle ruins, situated 40 meters above the Wildbachtal valley at an elevation of 480 meters above sea level, are open to the public.
References
Die Kunstdenkmäler des Landkreises Dillingen an der Donau, bearbeitet von Werner Meyer, in der Reihe: Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern. Die Kunstdenkmäler von Schwaben. Bd. VII. Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau. München 1972, S. 378–381, ISBN 3-486-43541-8
Günter Schmitt: Burgenführer Schwäbische Alb, Band 6 – Ostalb: Wandern und entdecken zwischen Ulm, Aalen und Donauwörth. Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei, Biberach an der Riß 1995, ISBN 3-924489-74-2, S. 117–122.