Scherenberg ruins

Scherenberg ruins
Creation time :	around 1200
Conservation status:	expired
Standing position :	Nobles
Place:	Safenwil
Geographical location	47 ° 18 ′ 41 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 17"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 18 ′ 41 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 17"  E ; CH1903:  640285  /  240193

The Scherenberg ruins are the remains of a castle from the Middle Ages in the area of ​​the municipality of Safenwil in the canton of Aargau .

history

Not much is known about the former castle. It was built by the barons of Belp and first mentioned around 1200. The lords of Ifenthal owned the castle, Johannes IV. Von Ifenthal, Junker von Scherenberg, exhibited a year for themselves and other relatives in the Ebersecken monastery in 1344. The complex fell into disrepair in the 14th century, and its remains were demolished in 1844. Today the castle hill and a well are still preserved.

literature

• Castle map of Switzerland 1 , Wabern 1981, Federal Office for Topography
• Kurt Hasler: Scherenberg ruins near Safenwil . In: Oltner Neujahrsblätter, Vol. 61, 2003, pp. 72–74.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on Scherenberg ruins in the private database "Alle Burgen".
2. ↑ Document dated July 4, 1344 in the Lucerne State Archive, ID 1571317 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 18, 2015.