Medieval castle ruin

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Burgstelle Hohenteufen is the remains of a medieval hilltop castle, built on a ridge descending from the Hörnli (Irchel) towards the Rhine, at an elevation of roughly 560–570 m, in the municipality of Freienstein-Teufen (canton of Zurich). It was the seat of the junior branch of the barons of Teufen, and lay about one kilometre from the Burgstelle Altenteufen. The first mention dates from 1272, with Hugo iunior de Tufen superiori, but the foundation may go back to the early thirteenth century. Larger than Altenteufen, the fortress comprised a main castle with a keep and a curtain wall, as well as a bailey on the lower terrace. A Habsburg fief, it was destroyed in 1334 according to Brennwald's chronicle, or around 1338 according to Stumpf's, unless it was abandoned at a later date. Today only a few foundation remains of the tower and the curtain wall survive. The site is freely accessible and can be reached on foot from Oberteufen in about fifteen minutes.