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″N9°16′55″E / 47.3964°N 9.2819°E | Ruined hill castle | about 1150 | Ruined castle | |
Rosenburg/Ramsenberg | Herisau 47°23′18″N9°15′16″E / 47.3883°N 9.2544°E | Ruined hill castle | about 1150 | Ruined castle | |
Urstein Castle | Herisau 47°23′07″N9°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″N9°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″N9°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″N9°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″N7°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″N9°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″N7°12′36″E / 47.399154°N 7.210003°E | Ruined castle | |||
Löwenburg Castle | Pleigne 47°25′45″N7°18′58″E / 47.42926°N 7.31617°E | Ruined castle | 13th/14th century | ||
Mont-Terri Castle | Cornol 47°23′28″N7°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″N7°03′24″E / 47.365919°N 7.056713°E | ||||
Prince-Bishops' Castle | Delémont 47°21′50″N7°20′34″E / 47.363878°N 7.342824°E | Château | 18th century | ||
Porrentruy Castle | Porrentruy 47°25′10″N7°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″N8°20′11″E / 46.964207°N 8.336464°E | hill castle, spur castle | 10th-12th century | Ruined castle | |
Schnitzturm | Stansstad 46°58′51″N8°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″N8°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″N8°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″N8°9′19.82″E / 46.832056°N 8.1555056°E | 13th century | Ruined bailiff's castle. | ||
Rudenz Castle | Giswil-Rudenz 46°49′57″N8°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″N8°39′40″E / 47.7335°N 8.6612°E | spur castle | 13th century | privately owned. | |
Hohenklingen Castle | Stein am Rhein 47°40′0″N8°51′30″E / 47.66667°N 8.85833°E | hill castle, spur castle | 1225 | residence of Freiherren. | |
Munot | Schaffhausen 47°41′49″N8°38′23″E / 47.69694°N 8.63972°E | 1563–1585 | City fortifications | ||
Wörth Castle | Neuhausen am Rheinfall 47°40′37″N8°36′49″E / 47.676838°N 8.61363°E | water castle | Built on a river island at the Rheinfalls | ||
Radegg Castle | 47°39′06″N8°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″N8°50′28″E / 47.184953°N 8.841181°E | Ruins | before 1200 | ||
Schwanau Castle | Lauerz 47°01′57″N8°35′51″E / 47.032476°N 8.597395°E | Ruins | about 12th century | ||
Gesslerburg | Küssnacht 47°04′55″N8°26′55″E / 47.082018°N 8.448663°E | hill castle | about 9th century | Ruined castle | |
Grynau Castle | Tuggen 47°12′59″N8°58′13″E / 47.216324°N 8.970278°E | early 13th century | Today a country inn | ||
Pfäffikon Castle | Freienbach 47°12′18″N8°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″N9°01′20″E / 46.192889°N 9.022333°E | Hill castle | 13th century | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
Montebello | Bellinzona 46°11′29″N9°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″N9°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″N8°53′19″E / 45.986972°N 8.888557°E | 1033 | |||
Pontegana Castle | Balerna 45°50′35″N9°00′57″E / 45.843009°N 9.015785°E | Ruined hill castle | 10th century | Castle ruins | |
Serravalle Castle | Serravalle 46°24′46.10″N8°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″N8°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″N8°36′23″E / 46.88662°N 8.60639°E | Rural mansion | 1555 | ||
Rudenz Castle | Flüelen 46°54′07″N8°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″N8°37′47″E / 46.86222°N 8.62972°E | about 1100 | Ruined castle | ||
Hospental Castle | Hospental 46°37′07″N8°34′00″E / 46.618691°N 8.566786°E | spur castle | 13th century | Ruined castle, partially preserved | |
Meierturm | Silenen 46°46′45″N8°40′20″E / 46.779167°N 8.672222°E | ||||
Schweinsberg Castle | Attinghausen, Uri 46°51′51″N8°37′34″E / 46.86417°N 8.62611°E | 13th century | built by the Knights of Schweinsberg. | ||
Seedorf Castle | Seedorf 46°53′08″N8°36′23″E / 46.88552°N 8.60643°E | Ruined castle | |||
Silenen Castle | Silenen | ||||
Zwing Uri Castle | Silenen 46°46′28″N8°40′14″E / 46.774444°N 8.670556°E | 13th century | Possibly destroyed in 1307 during the Burgenbruch, during founding of Swiss Confederation | ||
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