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Habsburg Castle ( German: Schloss Habsburg, pronounced [ˌʃlɔs ˈhaːpsbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a medieval fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia. Habsburg Castle is the original seat of the House of Habsburg ...
- Around 1020/30 to 1300
- 505 m
- CH-AG
Apr 24, 2017 · Habsburg Castle was built by Count Radbot of the nearby county of Klettgau in the Duchy of Swabia, and his brother-in-law Bishop Werner von Strassburg. There is some debate on the origin of the name.
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On the Wülpelsberg hill, Radbot and his brother-in-law Bishop Werner von Strassburg built the Habsburg Castle around 1020/1030. More Less 1020/1030. The Counts of ...
Ancestral Seat of a Global Dynasty. The foundation stone of what was to become the Habsburg dynasty was laid at Habsburg Castle in around 1030. Exhibitions, guided tours and events present the history of the legendary castle and its noble family.
The house takes its name from Habsburg Castle, a fortress built in the 1020s in present-day Switzerland by Radbot of Klettgau, who named his fortress Habsburg. His grandson Otto II was the first to take the fortress name as his own, adding "Count of Habsburg" to his title.
- 11th century
Today, Habsburg Castle is part of the Aargau Museum, which conveys the history of the Habsburgs in an interactive and lively way. In and around the castle, visitors encounter the Habsburgs on a history tour on the audio tour of the "Habsburg Royal Route." Habsburg Castle also has an exhibition on the history of building and settlement.
Habsburg Castle, the ancestral home of the eponymous Habsburg dynasty was founded around AD 1020/30. Though the castle has not survived times of war and peace unscathed, the ruins of the Anterior Fortress can still be explored safely and the Posterior Fortress now hosts a permanent exhibition detailing the many conflicts the Habsburgs were ...
