Ehrenfels Castle was probably built in the first half of the 13th century. The first mention of the Lord of Ehrenfels is in 1 ...
The ruins of Frohberg castle is on a rocky ridge at the upper end of the Klus valley on the way to the old Platten pass road ...
Wildenstein Castle"s first mention was in 1301, with no understanding to when was it made or by whom. The two towers we ...
The first castle at Burgistein was built by Jordan I of Thun (later of Burgistein) in 1260. Jordan III of Burgistein fought o ...
Alt-Bechburg Castle was built in about 1050 by the barons of Bechburg. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1713 and never reb ...
Hochjuvalt Castle consists of two sections, the upper castle on a rocky spur above the valley and the lower castle along the ...
The area around Wartau was first settled around 9000 years ago, culminating in neolithic settlements on the nearby Ochsenbe ...
The exact date of Altenburg Castle construction is unknown, however the traditional date given is during the reign of Valen ...
The origins of Liebegg castle and the von Liebegg family are unclear, though they were probably a junior line of the von Tro ...
Torre Fiorenzana is a tower house built in the late 12th century for the local de Grono family. The first mention of the fami ...
Sogn Parcazi castle is known after the hill that it stands on. The early chronicles of the region list Pepin, the father of ...
The Restiturm, or Burgruine Resti, is a ruined castle in the municipality of Meiringen. The original castle was built in the ...
In 1175 the Freiherr von Weissenburg was first mentioned as a land holder and vassal of Duke Berthold IV of Zähringen. Wheth ...
Situated on a hill overlooking the valley of Thiele, the Champvent castle of is on of the best preserved medieval castles in ...
Bubikon Castle (Ritterhaus Bubikon) is a former commandery, a medieval monastery of the Knights Hospitaller. Assumably in ...
The name Bernegg was first mentioned in 1292. Around 1365 the estate was managed by Heinrich Gottschalk. According to uncon ...
Alt-Signau castle was the ancestral home of the Barons of Signau. The family was first mentioned in 1130 when Werner von Sign ...
Spittel Castle was established in 1225 by Lüthold von Sumiswald as a hospital, hence the name. The current appearance dates ...
Wartenfels Castle was erected in the early 13th century by the Wartenfels counts, vassals of Habsburg family. Later it was ow ...
Haldenstein Castle was probably built in the 10th or 11th century as the family castle of the Ministerialis Haldenstein famil ...