Kastelen Tower Ruins

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Kastelen Tower
Alberswil

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Ruins of Kastelen Tower
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Kastelen Tower
Coordinates 47°08′49″N7°59′35″E / 47.14695°N 7.99298°E / 47.14695; 7.99298 Coordinates: 47°08′49″N7°59′35″E / 47.14695°N 7.99298°E / 47.14695; 7.99298
Type hill castle
Code CH-LU
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Condition ruin
Site history
Built 1252

Kastelen Tower is a ruined castle in the municipality of Alberswil of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1]

Castle Fortified residential structure of medieval Europe

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.

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Alberswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

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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.