Wartenfels Castle

Lostorf, Switzerland

Wartenfels Castle was erected in the early 13th century by the Wartenfels counts, vassals of Habsburg family. Later it was owned by several families and in the 18th and 19th centuries residential buildings were added as well as a chapel.

Address

Schlossstrasse 26, Lostorf, Switzerland

See all sites in Lostorf

Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Switzerland

More Information

www.wartenfels.ch

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Toni Thiele (2 years ago)
Schönes kleines Schloss. Wandergebiet und tolle Aussicht.

Franz Waser (2 years ago)
Very nice walk through the forest !!

Maya Baumgartner (2 years ago)
Super nice view. The garden is very well kept.

Remo Moser (2 years ago)
Nice swiss castle.

Daniel Kamber (2 years ago)
Super recreation area. Many hiking trails!

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

House of the Dragon Filming Locations

Historic Landmarks of Sicily

Rhodes, The Island of Knights

Photo from Flickr, copyright Mr Phil Price

Historic Site of the week

Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre

Built around AD 90 to entertain the legionaries stationed at the fort of Caerleon (Isca), the impressive amphitheatre was the Roman equivalent of today’s multiplex cinema. Wooden benches provided seating for up to 6,000 spectators, who would gather to watch bloodthirsty displays featuring gladiatorial combat and exotic wild animals.

Long after the Romans left, the amphitheatre took on a new life in Arthurian legend. Geoffrey of Monmouth, the somewhat imaginative 12th-century scholar, wrote in his History of the Kings of Britain that Arthur was crowned in Caerleon and that the ruined amphitheatre was actually the remains of King Arthur’s Round Table.

Today it is the most complete Roman amphitheatre in Britain.