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Ruined castle, first used in Bronze Age, again in Early Middle Ages and Thirty Years' War: Spitzburg Castle: Ramlinsburg: Ruined castle: Fortified Church of St. Arbogast: Muttenz: Fortified church: 1100: Only fortified church remaining in Switzerland. Still an active church
Habsburg Castle (German: Schloss Habsburg, pronounced [ˌʃlɔs ˈhaːpsbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a medieval fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia .
Rhäzüns Castle in 1829. Rhäzüns Castle may be one of the oldest castles in Switzerland. In 960 Emperor Otto I traded a church in castello Beneduces et Ruzunnes (in the castle of Bonaduz and Rhäzüns) to the Bishop of Chur and a 976 document by Otto II confirms the trade and the existence of the castle. [1]
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The part of the property in Switzerland was listed in 2003 and expanded to include the Italian part in 2010. [9] Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces: Vaud: 2007 1243; iii, iv, v (cultural) The Vineyard Terraces at Lavaux stretch for about 30 km (19 mi) along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva from Chillon Castle to the eastern outskirts of ...
This category includes castles, castle ruins, palaces, and other notable stately residences in Switzerland. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
Porrentruy Castle is a castle in the municipality of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1] Construction of the castle took place between the mid-thirteenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century. The oldest part is the thirteenth century Réfous Tower (Tour Réfous).
Sometime later a Frankish castle was built in Arbon probably for the Frankish royal family. By around 700, Arbon and presumably the castle, were the property of the diocese of Constance and an ecclesiastic overseer or bailiff ruled over Arbon. [2] The oldest part of the current castle is a 13th-century, originally free standing, residential tower.