Switzerland · 13th century
The Bishop's Castle (also: Unteres Schloss) is a castle in the municipality of Fürstenau of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The castle dates to the mid-to-late 13th century, while the current structure is from the early 18th century.
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Bishop's Castle ranks #7,981 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #180 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded c. 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lugano, 87 km away. It is one of the 26 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Graubünden. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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