Glanzenberg Castle

Glanzenberg Castle
Burg Fahr
Unterengstringen
Glanzenberg Castle in 2010
Glanzenberg Castle
Glanzenberg Castle
Coordinates 47°24′08″N 8°25′20″E / 47.40217°N 8.42214°E / 47.40217; 8.42214Coordinates: 47°24′08″N 8°25′20″E / 47.40217°N 8.42214°E / 47.40217; 8.42214
Type lowland castle
Code CH-ZH
Area 180 m × 45 m–110 m (591 ft × 148 ft–361 ft)
Height 399 m above the sea
Site information
Condition ruin
Site history
Built about 1044 (Burg Fahr)
about 1240 (Glanzenberg)
Garrison information
Occupants Freiadlige
Glanzenberg Castle in 1727

Glanzenberg Castle (German: Burg Glanzenberg or Ruine Glanzenberg) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterengstringen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

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References

  1. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.


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