Glanzenberg Castle (German: Burg Glanzenberg or Ruine Glanzenberg) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterengstringen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
Glanzenberg Castle | |
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Burg Fahr | |
Unterengstringen | |
Glanzenberg Castle in 2010 | |
Coordinates | 47°24′08″N 8°25′20″E / 47.40217°N 8.42214°E |
Type | lowland castle |
Code | CH-ZH |
Area | 180 m × 45 m–110 m (591 ft × 148 ft–361 ft) |
Height | 399 m above the sea |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | about 1044 (Burg Fahr) about 1240 (Glanzenberg) |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Freiadlige |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
edit- Media related to Burg Glanzenberg at Wikimedia Commons