List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
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This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland.
Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland.
![Castles in the Canton of Aargau.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Reliefkarte_Aargau_blank.png/600px-Reliefkarte_Aargau_blank.png)
![Schlossli](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Schlossli
![Aarburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Aarburg
![Altenburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Altenburg
![Alt-Wartburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Alt-Wartburg
![Auenstein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Auenstein
![Bernau](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Bernau
![Biberstein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Biberstein
![Bottstein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Bottstein
![Brestenberg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Brestenberg
![Brunegg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Brunegg
![Freudenau](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Freudenau
![Habsburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Habsburg
![Hallwyl](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Hallwyl
![Hilfikon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Hilfikon
![Horben](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Horben
![Alt-Homberg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Alt-Homberg
![Iberg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Iberg
![Kasteln](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kasteln
![Klingnau](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Klingnau
![Landvogteischloss](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Landvogteischloss
![Laufenburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Laufenburg
![Lenzburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Lenzburg
![Liebegg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Liebegg
![Rued](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Rued
![Schafisheim](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Schafisheim
![Schenkenberg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Schenkenberg
![Schwarzer](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Schwarzer
![Schwarzwasserstelz](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Schwarzwasserstelz
![Stein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Stein
![Tegerfelden](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Tegerfelden
![Alt-Thierstein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Alt-Thierstein
![Trostburg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Trostburg
![Urgiz](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Urgiz
![Waldhausen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Waldhausen
![Wildenstein](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Wildenstein
![Wildegg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Wildegg
Castles in Aargau
Castles in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Rosenberg | ![]() |
Herisau-Burghalden 47°23′47″N 9°16′55″E / 47.3964°N 9.2819°E |
Ruined hill castle | about 1150 | Ruined castle |
Rosenburg/Ramsenberg | Herisau 47°23′18″N 9°15′16″E / 47.3883°N 9.2544°E |
Ruined hill castle | about 1150 | Ruined castle | |
Urstein Castle | Herisau 47°23′07″N 9°19′28″E / 47.38516°N 9.32438°E |
Castles in Appenzell Innerrhoden
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Appenzell Castle | Appenzell 47°19′48″N 9°24′35″E / 47.329947°N 9.409615°E |
Manor house | 1563 | Original owner Antoni Löw executed 1584. 1584-1682 used as Franciscan monastery. Today known as "Doctor's House" and privately owned. | |
Clanx Castle | Appenzell 47°20′50″N 9°24′40″E / 47.347312°N 9.411171°E |
Ruined castle | 1219 | Burned during Appenzell Wars. Ruins rediscovered in 1885. | |
Hoch-Altstätten Castle | Oberegg 47°24′01″N 9°32′40″E / 47.40023°N 9.54442°E |
Ruins |
Castles in Basel Stadt
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Gundeldingen Castle | ![]() |
Basel 47°32′24″N 7°35′32″E / 47.539944°N 7.592092°E |
Manor house | 14th century | Four castles of which parts remain of only two |
Castles in Glarus
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Vorburg | Glarus Nord 47°07′05″N 9°03′26″E / 47.118015°N 9.057323°E |
13th century | Ruined castle |
![Castles in the Canton of Graubünden.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Reliefkarte_Graub%C3%BCnden_blank.png/600px-Reliefkarte_Graub%C3%BCnden_blank.png)
![Rhäzüns Hochjuvalt Ortenstein Alt-Sins Neu-Sins Heinzenberg Rietberg Hasensprung Schauenstein Fürstenau Campell Ehrenfels Hohenratien](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Arrows_12x12_ne.svg/8px-Arrows_12x12_ne.svg.png)
Rhäzüns
Hochjuvalt
Ortenstein
Alt-Sins
Neu-Sins
Heinzenberg
Rietberg
Hasensprung
Schauenstein
Fürstenau
Campell
Ehrenfels
Hohenratien
Hochjuvalt
Ortenstein
Alt-Sins
Neu-Sins
Heinzenberg
Rietberg
Hasensprung
Schauenstein
Fürstenau
Campell
Ehrenfels
Hohenratien
Castles in Graubünden
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Asuel Castle | ![]() |
La Baroche 47°23′57″N 7°12′36″E / 47.399154°N 7.210003°E |
Ruined castle | ||
Löwenburg Castle | ![]() |
Pleigne 47°25′45″N 7°18′58″E / 47.42926°N 7.31617°E |
Ruined castle | 13th/14th century | |
Mont-Terri Castle | Cornol 47°23′28″N 7°09′40″E / 47.391222°N 7.161164°E |
Ruins | 1st century BC / 13th century | A ruined medieval castle above a prehistoric hillfort | |
Montvoie Castle | Clos du Doubs 47°21′57″N 7°03′24″E / 47.365919°N 7.056713°E |
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Prince-Bishops' Castle | ![]() |
Delémont 47°21′50″N 7°20′34″E / 47.363878°N 7.342824°E |
Château | 18th century | |
Porrentruy Castle | Porrentruy 47°25′10″N 7°04′21″E / 47.419486°N 7.072403°E |
13th century | Residence of the prince-bishops of Basel from 1527 until 1792, while they were in exile |
Castles in Nidwalden
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Rotzberg Castle | ![]() |
Rotzberg by Ennetmoos 46°57′51″N 8°20′11″E / 46.964207°N 8.336464°E |
hill castle, spur castle | 10th-12th century | Ruined castle |
Schnitzturm | ![]() |
Stansstad 46°58′51″N 8°20′16″E / 46.980929°N 8.337663°E |
square tower | 1206/07 |
Castles in Obwalden
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Hexenturm | ![]() |
Sarnen 46°53′44″N 8°14′37″E / 46.895683°N 8.243706°E |
1285/86 | built by the Niklaus and Heinrich Kellner. | |
Landenberg Castle | ![]() |
Sarnen 46°53′48.16″N 8°14′37.94″E / 46.8967111°N 8.2438722°E |
11th century | Ruined castle, 18th century armory and firing range built on site | |
Rosenberg Castle | Giswil-Kleinteil 46°49′55.4″N 8°9′19.82″E / 46.832056°N 8.1555056°E |
13th century | Ruined bailiff's castle. | ||
Rudenz Castle | ![]() |
Giswil-Rudenz 46°49′57″N 8°11′04″E / 46.832366°N 8.184432°E |
hill castle, spur castle | 1200 to 1250 | Ruined castle, residence of ministeriales family. |
Castles in Schaffhausen
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Herblingen Castle | ![]() |
Stetten 47°44′01″N 8°39′40″E / 47.7335°N 8.6612°E |
spur castle | 13th century | privately owned. |
Hohenklingen Castle | ![]() |
Stein am Rhein 47°40′0″N 8°51′30″E / 47.66667°N 8.85833°E |
hill castle, spur castle | 1225 | residence of Freiherren. |
Munot | Schaffhausen 47°41′49″N 8°38′23″E / 47.69694°N 8.63972°E |
1563–1585 | City fortifications | ||
Wörth Castle | ![]() |
Neuhausen am Rheinfall 47°40′37″N 8°36′49″E / 47.676838°N 8.61363°E |
water castle | Built on a river island at the Rheinfalls | |
Radegg Castle | ![]() |
47°39′06″N 8°30′24″E / 47.651700°N 8.506615°E |
hill castle, spur castle | 13th Century | Ruined castle residence of Freiherren von Radegg, destroyed around 1300. |
Castles in Schwyz
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Alt Rapperswil Castle | Altendorf 47°11′06″N 8°50′28″E / 47.184953°N 8.841181°E |
Ruins | before 1200 | ||
Schwanau Castle | ![]() |
Lauerz 47°01′57″N 8°35′51″E / 47.032476°N 8.597395°E |
Ruins | about 12th century | |
Gesslerburg | ![]() |
Küssnacht 47°04′55″N 8°26′55″E / 47.082018°N 8.448663°E |
hill castle | about 9th century | Ruined castle |
Grynau Castle | Tuggen 47°12′59″N 8°58′13″E / 47.216324°N 8.970278°E |
early 13th century | Today a country inn | ||
Pfäffikon Castle | Freienbach 47°12′18″N 8°46′25″E / 47.20499°N 8.77357°E |
water castle | 13th century | Built by Einsiedeln Abbey as an abbot's residence |
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Castelgrande | ![]() |
Bellinzona 46°11′34″N 9°01′20″E / 46.192889°N 9.022333°E |
Hill castle | 13th century | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site |
Montebello | ![]() |
Bellinzona 46°11′29″N 9°01′36″E / 46.191333°N 9.026611°E |
Hill castle | 1313 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Houses a museum |
Sasso Corbaro | ![]() |
Bellinzona 46°11′17″N 9°01′49″E / 46.188183°N 9.030156°E |
Hill castle | 1478 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Houses a museum |
S. Giorgio Castle | ![]() |
Magliaso 45°59′13″N 8°53′19″E / 45.986972°N 8.888557°E |
1033 | ||
Pontegana Castle | ![]() |
Balerna 45°50′35″N 9°00′57″E / 45.843009°N 9.015785°E |
Ruined hill castle | 10th century | Castle ruins |
Serravalle Castle | Serravalle 46°24′46.10″N 8°58′20.8″E / 46.4128056°N 8.972444°E |
Ruined hill castle | 12th century | Ruined castle | |
Stalvedro Castle | Airolo | ||||
Visconteo Castle | ![]() |
Locarno 46°10′04″N 8°47′36″E / 46.1679°N 8.7933°E |
12th or 13th century | Open to the public, houses a museum |
Name | Image | Location | Type | Date | Notes |
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Apro Castle | ![]() |
Seedorf 46°53′12″N 8°36′23″E / 46.88662°N 8.60639°E |
Rural mansion | 1555 | |
Rudenz Castle | ![]() |
Flüelen 46°54′07″N 8°37′30″E / 46.90185°N 8.62489°E |
Early 13th century | Owned by the municipality, used for events | |
Attinghausen Castle | ![]() |
Attinghausen 46°51′44″N 8°37′47″E / 46.86222°N 8.62972°E |
about 1100 | Ruined castle | |
Hospental Castle | ![]() |
Hospental 46°37′07″N 8°34′00″E / 46.618691°N 8.566786°E |
spur castle | 13th century | Ruined castle, partially preserved |
Meierturm | ![]() |
Silenen 46°46′45″N 8°40′20″E / 46.779167°N 8.672222°E |
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Schweinsberg Castle | ![]() |
Attinghausen, Uri 46°51′51″N 8°37′34″E / 46.86417°N 8.62611°E |
13th century | built by the Knights of Schweinsberg. | |
Seedorf Castle | Seedorf 46°53′08″N 8°36′23″E / 46.88552°N 8.60643°E |
Ruined castle | |||
Silenen Castle | Silenen | ||||
Zwing Uri Castle | ![]() |
Silenen 46°46′28″N 8°40′14″E / 46.774444°N 8.670556°E |
13th century | Possibly destroyed in 1307 during the Burgenbruch, during founding of Swiss Confederation |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Kanton_Zug_Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser.png/200px-Kanton_Zug_Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser.png)
- Buonas Castle, Risch
- Freudenberg Castle, Risch-Rotkreuz
- Hünenberg Castle, Hünenberg
- St. Andreas Castle, Cham
- Wildenburg Castle (Zug), Baar
- Zug Castle, Zug
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Kanton_Z%C3%BCrich_Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser.png/200px-Kanton_Z%C3%BCrich_Burgen_und_Schl%C3%B6sser.png)
- Au Castle, Wädenswil
- Ruins of Baldern Castle, Stallikon
- Ruins of Oberes Baliken Castle, Wald
- Ruins of Bernegg Castle, Hinwil
- Ruins of Alt-Bichelsee Castle, Bichelsee
- Ruins of Breitenlandenberg Castle, Turbenthal
- Bubikon Castle, Bubikon
- Ruins of Dübelstein Castle, Dübendorf
- Eglisau Castle, Eglisau
- Elgg Castle, Elgg
- Flaach Castle, Flaach
- Ruins of Freienstein Castle, Freienstein - Teufen
- Ruins of Friedberg Castle, Meilen
- Ruins of Friesenberg Castle, Friesenberg, Zürich
- Girsberg Castle, Girsberg
- Ruins of Glanzenberg Castle, Unterengstringen
- Greifenberg Castle, Bäretswil
- Greifensee Castle, Greifensee
- Grüningen Castle, Grüningen
- Hegi Castle, Winterthur
- Ruins of Hohenlandenberg Castle, Wila
- Irgenhausen Castrum, Irgenhausen
- Kyburg Castle, Kyburg
- Ruins of Alt-Landenberg Castle, Bauma
- Ruins of Alt-Lägern Castle, Boppelsen
- Laufen Castle, Laufen-Uhwiesen
- Liebenberg Castle, Zell
- Mörsburg Castle, Stadel (Winterthur)
- Ruins of Alt-Regensberg Castle, Regensdorf
- Neu-Regensberg Castle, Regensberg
- Ruins of Schauenberg Castle, Turbenthal
- Ruins of Schnabelburg Castle, Hausen am Albis
- Schwandegg Castle, Waltalingen
- Ruins of Sünikon Castle, Steinmaur
- Ruins of Tössegg Castle, Wildberg und Turbenthal
- Ruins of Uetliburg Castle, Uetliberg
- Uster Castle, Uster
- Ruins of Alt Wädenswil Castle, Richterswil
- Wart Castle, Neftenbach
- Wiesendangen Castle, Wiesendangen
- Ruins of Alt-Wildberg Castle, Wildberg
- Ruins of Alt-Wülflingen Castle, Wülflingen in Winterthur
- Wülflingen Castle, Wülflingen in Winterthur
- Ruins of Wulp Castle, Küsnacht
- Wyden Castle, Ossingen
See also
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