Landmarks
The most famous landmark of Singen is Hohentwiel, a volcanic stub on which there are the ruins of a fortress destroyed by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. Further sights in Singen are the Geographic Museum and the local Saint Martin's Church with its Gothic tower (77 metres).
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“Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.”
—Willa Cather (1873–1947)
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