Stein Castle

Stein Castle (German: Schloss Stein or Ruine Stein) is a castle ruin above the municipality of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The castle was built on a rocky promontory above Baden gorge some time before 1000 A.D. In the late 11th century the castle came to the Lenzburg family. By the early 12th century, the cadet line that lived in the castle called themselves the Counts of Baden. In 1172, the castle was inherited by the Kyburg family. When that family died out in 1263, the castle was inherited by the Habsburgs in 1264. The castle was occupied by a bailiff and was the seat of the Austrian administration for Vorderösterreich (Further Austria) and housed the archive. The castle was besieged and destroyed in 1415 by the Swiss Confederation. It was rebuilt in 1658-70 but was demolished in 1712. It has remained in ruins since.

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

Stein Castle ranks #4,615 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 201 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1000, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 138 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,067 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 32 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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