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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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 |