Switzerland · 13th century
Reichenstein Castle (German: Burg Reichenstein) is a castle in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
It is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the plain of the Birs river and is the sister castle to Birseck Castle.
1245-1813 the castle was a property of the Swiss noble family Reich von Reichenstein. This family also holds the Château de Landskron (France) and Inzlingen Castle (Germany).
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Reichenstein Castle (Arlesheim) ranks #4,816 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1239, it is older than 72% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 20 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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