Brestenberg Castle

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Brestenberg Castle
Seengen
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Castle and Spa Brestenberg by Seengen on the Hallwilersee. Colored lithograph by J.August Aujourd'hui, 1865.
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Brestenberg Castle
Coordinates 47°19′11.50″N8°12′29.52″E / 47.3198611°N 8.2082000°E / 47.3198611; 8.2082000 Coordinates: 47°19′11.50″N8°12′29.52″E / 47.3198611°N 8.2082000°E / 47.3198611; 8.2082000
CodeCH-AG
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Conditionpreserved
Site history
Built1625

Brestenberg Castle (German : Schloss Brestenberg) is a castle and manor house near the municipality of Seengen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is open to the public and today houses a museum and a cafe.

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