Laufen Castle

Laufen Castle (German: Schloss Laufen) is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance overlooking the Rhine Falls.

The first documented reference to the castle dates to the year 858 when it was the home of the Barons of Laufen. It passed through several owners until the Old Zurich War (1439–1450) when the castle was acquired by the Fulach family, from whom the city of Zurich bought the castle in 1544. Following the Helvetic Republic (1798–1803), the castle was once again in private ownership, with the city of Zurich reacquiring the castle by buying it again in 1941.

The castle now serves as a tourist attraction, and contains a restaurant and a youth hostel. Between 2009 and 2010, a project was undertaken to restore and expand the facilities, including a visitors’ centre situated in the former staff quarters, an exhibition in the northern part of the castle, and a wheelchair-accessible circular walkway with glass lift between castle and river levels. Laufen is overlooking Wörth Castle, on the opposite side of the High Rhine, located in the canton of Schaffhausen.

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Laufen Castle staat op plaats 1.937 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 17 van de 141 die de atlas in Zwitserland in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 858, en daarmee ouder dan 96% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 33 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 9e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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