Glanzenberg Castle

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Glanzenberg Castle
Burg Fahr
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Glanzenberg Castle in 2010
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Glanzenberg Castle
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Glanzenberg Castle
Coordinates 47°24′08″N8°25′20″E / 47.40217°N 8.42214°E / 47.40217; 8.42214
Type lowland castle
CodeCH-ZH
Area180 m × 45 m–110 m (591 ft × 148 ft–361 ft)
Height399  m above the sea
Site information
Conditionruin
Site history
Builtabout 1044 (Burg Fahr)
about 1240 (Glanzenberg)
Garrison information
Occupants Freiadlige
Glanzenberg Castle in 1727 Glanzenberg 1727.jpg
Glanzenberg Castle in 1727

Glanzenberg Castle (German : Burg Glanzenberg or Ruine Glanzenberg) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterengstringen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1]

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References

  1. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.