Reichenstein Castle (Arlesheim)

Reichenstein Castle (German: Burg Reichenstein) is a castle in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

Reichenstein Castle
Arlesheim
Tower of Reichenstein castle
Reichenstein Castle
Reichenstein Castle
Coordinates47°29′48.50″N 7°37′44.61″E
Typehill castle
CodeCH-BL
Height460 m
Site information
Conditionpreserved
Site history
Built1239 (first mention)

It is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the plain of the Birs river and is the sister castle to Birseck Castle.

1245-1813 the castle was a property of the Swiss noble family Reich von Reichenstein. This family hold also the Château de Landskron (France) and Inzlingen Castle (Germany).

See also

  • List of castles in Switzerland

References

  1. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte:BL". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2017.


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