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Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins

🇨🇭 Switzerland · 13th century

Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins in Switzerland
Photo: Barbara Steinemann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Birseck Castle (German: Burg Birseck) is located in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country. Birseck Castle is also called "Untere Burg Birseck" or "Vordere Burg Birseck" and is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the plain of the Birs river. The Eremitage building group that includes the castle is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Burg Reichenstein is the sister castle to Birseck and sits on a higher slope to the north.

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

Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins ranks #4,440 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #56 of the 200 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1243, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 18 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Basel, 8 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins?

Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins stands in Switzerland, at 47.49189°, 7.62826°.

When was Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1243. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,440 of 7,738 worldwide, and #56 in Switzerland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Hermitage with Birseck Castle ruins?

Reichenstein Castle (Arlesheim), about 1 km away.

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