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Brestenberg Castle

Switzerland · 17th century

Founded
1625
Style
Baroque architecture
Heritage status
class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
Location
Seengen
Coordinates
47.31979°, 8.20808°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Brestenberg Castle in Switzerland
Photo: Alexey M · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Brestenberg Castle (German: Schloss Brestenberg) is a three-story, late Gothic to early Baroque manor house located in the municipality of Seengen, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It was built in 1625 by Hans Rudolf von Hallwil and remains adorned with his coat of arms on its southern façade. The property is listed as a cultural heritage site of national significance and has been under cantonal protection since 1946.

The building has a rectangular plan and a hipped roof, and retains stylistic features from the late Gothic and early Baroque periods. Architectural features include continuous stone window bands, carved volutes, and a timber roof constructed without interior supports. Interior features include a round-arched door with Gothic framing and an 18th-century stucco ceiling.

Text adapted from “Brestenberg Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Brestenberg Castle ranks #7,105 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #107 of the 227 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1625, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 873 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 22 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 44 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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