Castles in Switzerland
Every castle, fortress and fortified site listed in Switzerland: history, building periods, historical figures and breakdown by region.
437 castles listed27 regions50 historical figures
Building periods
Castles built per century
Breakdown of the 409 dated records out of 437, by first known building campaign.Discover
Notable castles in Switzerland
Möriken-Wildegg · Switzerland
Château de Wildegg
1242
Soleure · Switzerland
Schloss Blumenstein
1952
Prangins · Switzerland
Château de Prangins
1732
Utzenstorf · Switzerland
Château de Landshut
1101
Schlossrued · Switzerland
Château Rued
1160
Grandcour · Switzerland
Château de Grandcour
1738
Riggisberg · Switzerland
Château de Rümligen
1076
Beinwil (Freiamt) · Switzerland
Château de Horben
1700
Hauptwil-Gottshaus · Switzerland
Schloss Hauptwil
1665
L'Isle · Switzerland
Château de L'Isle
1694
Coppet · Switzerland
Château de Coppet
Stettfurt · Switzerland
Château Sonnenberg
1242
Historical figures
Historical figures linked to castles in Switzerland
Anna Eynard-Lullin2 castlesJean-Gabriel Eynard2 castlesAdrien Ier de Bubenberg1 castleAdèle d'Affry (Marcello)1 castleAugustus E. Jessup1 castleBeat Fischer1 castleCharles Schaeck1 castleConrad Ferdinand Meyer1 castleConrad Schindler1 castleDavid Werdmüller1 castleErnest-Louis de Hesse1 castleFrancesco Antonio Giorgioli1 castleFrank Wedekind1 castleFrançois de Gingins1 castleGabriel Diodati1 castleGiovanni Battista Bettini1 castleGiovanni Salucci1 castleGiovanni Sottovia18631 castleHans Caspar Escher1 castleHans Wilhelm von Fulach1 castleHanspeter Lochmann-Werdmüller1 castleHartmann Liechti1 castleHeinrich von Isny1 castleHélène de Mandrot1 castleItal Reding1 castleJacob Laurenz Custer1 castleJacopo Appiani1 castleJakob-Christoph Blarer von Wartensee1 castleJames Ellsworth1 castleJames Lardy1 castleJohann Escher1 castleJohann Formont de la Tour17221 castleJohann Heinrich Pestalozzi1 castleJohann Louis Bleuler1 castleKarl August Lingner1 castleKaspar Ludwig von Schnorff1 castleLouis d'Affry1 castleLouis de Neuchâtel1 castleMelchior Berri18321 castleNanny Wunderly-Volkartvers 19201 castleNot Vital1 castlePietro Pozzi18631 castlePompejus von Planta (Wildenberg)1570-16211 castleRainer Maria Rilke1921-19261 castleRudolf von Planta (Wildenberg)1569-16381 castleRudolf von Rosenberg-Zuckenriet1 castleThiébaud VIII de Neuchâtel-Blamont1 castleVauthier de Rochefort1 castleWerner Reinhart1918-19261 castleWolfgang Hildesheimer1957-19611 castle
Regions