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 ...
Freudenau Castle was built around 1240 to protect the bridge over Aare river. It was left to decay already in 1300 and a larg ...
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 ...
Alt-Signau castle was the ancestral home of the Barons of Signau. The family was first mentioned in 1130 when Werner von Sign ...
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 ...
Belmont Castle was built in the 10th or 11th century for the Freiherr von Belmont. The first recorded member of the family wa ...
Belfort Castle was built in two parts, an upper and a lower castle, on a rocky ridge east. The first castle on the site proba ...
Nothing is known about the early history of the Castels Castle in Luzein. Initially it may have been a refuge castle or a for ...