Kyburg Castle overlooks the Töss river some 3 km south-east of Winterthur. The first fortification at this site was li ...
Beginning in 982 the Sargans region was part of the lands of the Counts of Bregenz. In 1160, the male line of the Counts of ...
Either Lütold V von Regensberg or his son Ulrich established the fortified town of (Neu)-Regensberg around 1250. Ulrich d ...
The Counts of Rapperswil probably built a defense tower in the early 12th century on the site of today"s Greifensee C ...
The town of Bulle initially developed around its church which was, in 9th century, an ecclesiastical center of importance. Th ...
Unterhof Castle was first mentioned in a document in 1185. It served as the seat of the stewards of Diessenhofen. In Rudolf o ...
The rocky heights above Brienz Lake were first occupied and fortified by the Late-Bronze Age. During the Middle Ages, the lan ...
In 1261, the Lords of Mont planned to build a city along the lake that would compete with the Aubonne and Saint-Prex. By a ...
During the High Middle Ages the land that would become Burgdorf was owned by the Kingdom of Burgundy and then after 1080 by t ...
Monthey Castle was built in the early 15th century by Duke of Savoy. It was damaged by fire in 1607. Today Monthay castle is ...
Leuk castle consists of an early-Romanesque tower (11th-13th century), an attached dwelling house and a curtain wall. It has ...
Birseck Castle is also called Vordere Burg Birseck and is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the ...
Nidau Castle is the landmark of the city, today housing cantonal administration and the museum. The museum has an interesting ...
Neu-Falkenstein Castle in Balsthal was probably built in the early 12th century by local noble family. In 1356 it was damaged ...
Willdegg castle in the midst of gardens, meadows and vineyards was founded in the first half of the 13th century by the Habsb ...
The Wildenberg family was a cadet branch of the Greifenstein family of Filisur. In addition to Wildenberg Castle in Falera, t ...
The site of current Seeburg castle was mentioned first time in 740 AD. The construction of current castle was started in the ...
Gottlieben village is first mentioned around the end of the 10th Century as Gotiliubon. It was originally part of the land o ...
Weissenau Castle was first mentioned in the historic record as castrum Wissenowe in 1298. It is unclear whether it was built ...
The La Bâtiaz castle was built in 1260 and is the only remaining witness to the medieval era. It was an object of envy, and ...