Breitenlandenberg ruins

Breitenlandenberg ruins
Breitenlandenberg Castle as the seat of court in Zurich in 1742. Etching by David Herrliberger .
Creation time :	after 1300
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	ruin
Place:	Turbenthal
Geographical location	47 ° 25 '40.5 "  N , 8 ° 51' 30"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '40.5 "  N , 8 ° 51' 30"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and seven thousand one hundred and eleven  /  253981
Height:	729  m above sea level M.

Breitlandenberg with Turbenthal and Wila

The Breitenlandenberg ruin is the ruin of a hilltop castle built on a plateau at 729  m above sea level. M. southeast above Turbenthal in the Swiss canton of Zurich .

The castle was founded by the Landenbergers in the early 14th century (see also Alt-Landenberg ruins and Hohenlandenberg ruins ).

It was a neighboring castle of the Landenbergs and was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century after the last owner from the Werdmüller family went bankrupt in 1801. Stones from the demolition were used to build the first cotton mill in Turbenthal. The remains of the foundation walls that are visible today were exposed in the winter of 1925/26.

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  Castle camp

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  only visible remnants of the wall

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  Commemorative plaque

Web links

Commons : Ruine Breitenlandenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Burgenwelt: Breitenlandenberg Castle
• Fritz Hauswirth: Breitenlandenberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .