Neuburg Castle was built in the mid-13th century by baron Ulrich III of Altenklingen. It was demolished in 1745 but today lar ...
The Maienfeld area was an important Roman era customs station on the road between Turicum (Zurich) and Brigantium (Bregen ...
In 1550-54 the von Luternau family built the Belp Old Castle in the village to the site of earlier wooden castle. The Old Cas ...
The first surviving document, which mentions the Lords of Heidegg, dates from 1185. For many centuries feudal Heidegg Castle, ...
The castle of Aubonne was built before 1197. The castle stands on a hill overlooking the town and the Aubonne ravine. The cas ...
Aesch castle was built in 1605-06 by the Blarer of Wartensee family. This family was originally from St. Gallen and had becom ...
Colombier Castle was built in the 11th or 12th century as a fortified tower over the ruins of the Roman villa. It expanded i ...
Hegi Castle, which dates from the 13th century, is situated to the east of Winterthur. The well preserved castle complex has ...
The lords of Aarwangen were first mentioned between 1194 and 1212 as a Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feud ...
The Hexenturm is a stone tower in Sarnen. The name ('Witch tower') refers to it being used as a prison for suspecte ...
The first structure on the site of Old Bümpliz Castle was a Burgundian royal estate which was built around 900. Around 1250- ...
Grynau castle tower is situated at the then only bridge over the Linth river. Built probably in the early 13th century by th ...
According to legend, the first castle on the site of Grasburg was built by a Roman hunter who saw the massive sandstone spire ...
Pfeffingen Castle is one of the largest castle ruins in the canton Basel-Land. In the area around Aesch and Pfeffingen exis ...
Wartenstein castle was built around 1206 by Konrad von Zwiefalten. The castle is mentioned for the first time in 1208 and l ...
Wildenstein Castle consists of a residential and fortified tower. Unlike other castles of its kind, the tower remained intact ...
Iberg Castle is located south-west of the town of Wattwil. The central keep is six stories tall and has an entrance on the ...
The first recorded mention of Holligen is in 1257, when it was owned by the Teutonic Knights commandry of Köniz. It is likel ...
Built on the promontory of the Arbostora, the origins of the ancient Morcote castle are unknown. It was probably built origin ...
The first wooden castle on the site of current Châtelard castle was built by the Burgundians around 1000. The current castle ...