Forstegg Castle

Ruined castle in Switzerland

47°14′44″N 9°29′45″E / 47.24556°N 9.49583°E / 47.24556; 9.49583Typehill castleCodeCH-SGHeight460 m above the seaSite informationConditionruinSite historyBuiltabout 1200Garrison informationOccupantsFreiherr of Sax/Misox

Forstegg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Sennwald of the Canton of St Gallen in Switzerland. It was built around 1200 by the Barons of Sax/Misox, was abandoned in the 19th century and fell into ruin in 1894.

See also

List of castles in Switzerland

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burg Forstegg.

Regula Anna Steinhauser-Zimmermann: Forsteggs in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Information about the castle on www.dickemauern.de

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Castles and Fortresses of the Canton of St. Gallen

Oberriet
Dottenwil
Freudenberg
Frischenberg
Forstegg
Fründsberg
Gräpplang
Grünenstein
Kleiner Hahnberg
Heerbrugg
Hohensax
Iberg
Oberberg
Rapperswil
Sargans
Wartau
Wartegg
Wartensee
Wartenstein
Werdenberg
Wichenstein
Zuckenriet

See also: Castles of Switzerland; Castles of Europe

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