Hohenbodman

Hohenbodman is located at 660 metres (2,170 ft) above sea level on a hill above one of the oldest nature reserves in Germany, the Aachtobel, which is crossed by the Seefelder Aach. The highest point of the district, which is simultaneously the highest point in the municipality of Owingen, is located at 720 metres (2,360 ft) above sea level.

Hohenbodman includes the central village of Hohenbodman, the farms of Beutenmühle, Burghöfe, Häusern, Happenmühle, Homberg, Neuhof, Niederweiler, Pfaffenbühl, Simonshof, and Urzenreute, and the houses Fitzenhaus und Walthausen.^[1]

• In the middle of the village is the St. Georgskapelle, of which the oldest part, the gothic choir, is from the 14th century. The main building is from the 18
• The chapel at Häusernhof was built in the 17th century.
• Of the castle Hohenbodman, built in the 11th century, only the bergfried with its old high entrance at eight meters remains today. The landmark now serves as an observation tower.
• About 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) kilometers to the west, there is a castle site in the area known as Burstel.
• At the Seilerstobel (a gorge nearby), there was a former fortification
• The Happenmühle is a half-timbered house that was first mentioned in a document in 1111.
• On Lindenstraße, you can see a deep well (23 metres (75 ft)) and the last hydraulic ram with an air vessel, that previously pumped water to the village.^[4]
• In the district, there was the Kilsenberg Castle.

• The Hohenbodman Linden near the fire department is approximately 400–800 years old, and the oldest Lindens in Germany. It is also one of the thickest Lindens in Germany with a truck circumference of 9.87 metres (32.4 ft) (2013).^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}