Lenzburg Castle

Lenzburg Castle (German: Schloss Lenzburg) is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It ranks among the oldest and most important of Switzerland. The castle stands on the almost circular castle hill (altitude: 504 m), which rises approximately 100 m (330 ft) over the surrounding plain but is only about 250 m (820 ft) in diameter. The oldest parts of the castle date to the 11th century, when the Counts of Lenzburg built it as their seat. The castle, its historical museum and the castle hill with its Neolithic burial grounds are listed as heritage sites of national significance.

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Lenzburg Castle ranks #1,446 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 200 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1036, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,714 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 43 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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