Clanx ruin
| Clanx ruin | ||
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 Traces of the Clanx Castle, with the reconstructed archway. |
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| Creation time : | 1219 | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Appenzell | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 20 '50.3 " N , 9 ° 24' 40.2" O | |
| Height: | 1004 m above sea level M. | |
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The Clanx ruin or "Burg zu Appenzell" is a medieval castle ruin north of Appenzell .
The castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century by the Barons von Sax under Abbot Ulrich von St. Gallen and it was the refuge of the abbots from the St. Gallen monastery. The facility was first mentioned in a document in 1219.
Their destruction by the rebellious peasants triggered the Appenzell Wars of Independence in 1401 . The castle, which was destroyed in 1402, was excavated in 1949.
Web links
- Burg Clanx / Appenzell at burgenwelt.org
- Interactive 360-degree panorama of the Clanx ruins
Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Boxler: Clanx. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . April 26, 2005 , accessed June 7, 2019 .