Regensberg Castle Tower

Basic data

Place:

Regensberg

Canton:

Zurich

Country:

Switzerland

Altitude :

607 m

Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '58.5 " N , 8 ° 26' 17.6" E ; CH1903: six hundred and seventy-five thousand three hundred and forty / 259608

Use:

Observation tower

Accessibility:

Observation tower open to the public

Tower data

Construction time :

1200-1250

Client :	The Lords of Regensberg
Building material :	stone

Total height :

20 m

Position map

Regensberg Castle Tower

The Regensberg Castle Tower is a 20 meter high observation tower in Regensberg in Switzerland. It was built between 1200 and 1250 by the Lords of Regensberg.

Viewing platform

The viewing platform is on the 5th floor at a height of 20 meters. The viewing platform and the museum inside the tower can be visited with an entry fee of CHF 1.

Castle tower
Viewing platform
stairway

history

The tower contains a museum about the history of the tower on the four inner floors.

1st floor
Regensberg from 1200 to 1798: After the tower was built together with the town in the 13th century, the Habsburg town and castle bought it in 1302. In the period 1409/1417 Regensberg passed to the city of Zurich. A bailiff resided in the castle until 1798.

2nd floor
Regensberg from 1798 - today: From 1798 to 1807, Zurich leased the castle to the last bailiff. From 1807 to 1814 the district governor took over the lease. From 1815 to 1831 Regensberg was the seat of the chief bailiff. In 1832 the castle was sold.

3rd floor
The Regensberg Castle Foundation: In 1881/82 the non-profit society of the Canton of Zurich bought the castle with the fortified tower and in 1883 set up an institution to look after mentally handicapped students. The castle has been owned by the Regensberg Foundation ever since.

4th floor
The tower helmet: Until 1766, the defense tower had a pointed roof helmet, which burned out after a lightning strike and was replaced by a pewter wreath. In the anniversary year 1994, the tower got its helmet back for one year.

and display information about the image

360 ° panorama from the Regensberg castle tower