List of castles and palaces in the canton of Zug
The list of castles and palaces in the canton of Zug shows all castles and palaces in the canton of Zug .
There are fewer than a dozen castles and palaces in the canton of Zug. Two are only in the state of castle ruins , the other facilities are still preserved, but mostly not open to the public because they are privately owned. Only the two ruins and Zug Castle , which is a museum, are open to the public. The New Buonas Castle was demolished in 1979. In addition to the palaces and castles, there is also Gut Aabach in the canton of Zug.
All information was taken from the respective articles.
Explanation of the list
- Name: Titled the official name of the building.
- Town: Shows the town in which the building is located.
- Year: Shows the year of manufacture. Mostly this information is imprecise and therefore the date can deviate from the actual year.
- Type: A distinction is made between the following building types: castle and palace .
- State: Indicates the state of the building. A distinction is made between "preserved" and "ruin"
- Entrance: Tells of whether the building is publicly accessible.
- Image: Displays a picture of the building if possible.
- Noteworthy: Name a special feature of the building.
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| Surname |
Locality |
year |
Type |
Status |
access |
image | Remarkable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Aabach | Risch | 1923 | Well | receive | No | The Aabach estate was inhabited by Ernst Göhner . A Novartis training center is planned for the future . | |
| Buonas Castle | Buonas at Risch | 1071 | lock | receive | partially |
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This is where the history of the Swiss Guard began . In 1478 the castle burned down and a new castle was built. Today a Roche training center is located here . |
| Buonas New Castle | Buonas at Risch | 1877 | lock | canceled | Erected 1873–1877 in a landscape park. Demolished in 1979 despite resistance and replaced by a modern villa. | ||
| Freudenberg Castle | Red cross | 1933 | lock | receive | No |
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Margaret Thatcher spent a summer vacation on the property as a guest of Lady Glover and planted a tree here with the help of Russell Page and Hans Kollhoff ran a studio here. |
| Hünenberg Castle | Hünenberg | 1173 | Castle | ruin | Yes |
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The castle burned down twice, namely in the 12th century and around 1200. |
| St. Andreas Castle | Cham | around 1350 | lock | receive | No |
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During the occupation of Switzerland by the French (1798–1815), the castle was used as a horse stable and prison camp. |
| Wildenburg Castle | Baar | 1309 | Castle | ruin | Yes |
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When the castle was left to decay from the 16th century, it was used as a quarry . |
| Zug Castle | train | around 1100 | Castle | receive | Yes |
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The castle served Zug families as a representative residence and is now home to the cultural history museum of the city and canton of Zug. |
