Switzerland · 13th century
Bottmingen Castle (German: Schloss Bottmingen) is a castle in the municipality of Bottmingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The castle was probably built in the second half of the 13th century. Its oldest documented owner was the Kämmerer family, which owned it as of 1363. The castle was rebuilt during the 18th century into an early-Baroque country manor in the French style by Johannes Coster.
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Bottmingen Castle ranks #4,408 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Basel, 4 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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