The second name of the build as castle hohenbaden castle, under which he is better known — the Old castle. On the Western slope of the forested cliffs of Batterie at 410 metres above sea level, are the ruins of an Old castle.

For ages 11-15 build as castle hohenbaden served as the residence of Baden, margraves of the house of Cherington (ancient German family from Swabia). He founded and began the erection of the castle of Baden, Margrave Hermann II 1102 year. The restructuring of the castle in the Gothic style was led by the Margrave Bernard (1372-1431), later the Margrave Jacob (1431-1453) continued to expand the castle buildings. By the mid-15th century culminated in the construction of a new fortress, in which they transferred the residence and build as castle hohenbaden castle was nearly destroyed by fire in 1599.

In its heyday there were over a hundred different types of premises, and in the courtyard were stables, barns and many other necessary outbuildings. In the dungeons of the building preserved the primitive system of sanitation is one of the few known sewers in the castles of the middle ages.

On top of the ruins of the castle in 1999 made the installation of 120-string Aeolian harp, the largest in Europe. To sound the harp makes swaying strings of the wind.

The castle was built a modern restaurant, whose Windows you can admire the surroundings of the fortress. Near the Old castle in the forest stands an old chapel. Today conducted extensive restoration work to restore the picturesque ruins of medieval castle.