According to legend, the first castle on the site of Grasburg was built by a Roman hunter who saw the massive sandstone spire ...
The first recorded mention of Holligen is in 1257, when it was owned by the Teutonic Knights commandry of Köniz. It is likel ...
Felsenburg castle was probably built in the 12th century for the Freiherr of Kien. The castle was built on a rocky spire ab ...
By the 12th century a castle was built in Münsingen town from which the Senn family ruled the town. However, it was demolish ...
By the 12th or 13th century the Lords of Wimmis or Strättligen built Wimmis Castle above the village. The exact relationship ...
During the Middle Ages the Fribourg noble family of Riggisberg was established with a seat in Riggisberg. The first one that ...
During the Middle Ages, Wil Castle was built near the village and it became the seat of the Herrschaft of Schlosswil. The lo ...
Amsoldingen Castle and the neighboring was built in the 10th century. The castle was built as the residence of the wealthy pr ...
Strättligen Castle was built by the barons of Strättligen in the 13th century. Today the ruins are well-preserved with a po ...
The name of the rulers of the Trachselwald Castle was first mentioned in 1131. The castle itself may date back to the 10th ce ...
Wittigkofen Castle was originally built as a residence for a farm and was awarded to the followers of the Zähringians. In th ...
The Freiherr de Worvo was first mentioned in 1127, a couple of years before the village appeared in the record. By the second ...
Thielle Castle was built by Berchtold, the count of Neuchâtel in 1270-1300. In 1320-1325 it was reconstructed in Gothic styl ...
The first castle at Burgistein was built by Jordan I of Thun (later of Burgistein) in 1260. Jordan III of Burgistein fought o ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thunstetten castle manor was built as a country manor house in the Bernese Oberaargau in 1711 to 1713 or 1713 to 1715. The ca ...
The original Allmendingen Castle was built during the High Middle Ages probably for the Lords of Allmendingen or Alwandingen. ...