Switzerland · 13th century
The Schlössli Aarau is a castle in the Swiss town of Aarau. It stands on the north-eastern edge of the old town, dates from the 13th century and is the oldest surviving building in the town. Today it houses the Stadtmuseum Aarau, successor to the Museum Aargau.
Machine-translated from “Schlössli Aarau” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schlössli Aarau ranks #6,272 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #90 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded c. 1201, it is older than 75% 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, 39 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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