Birseck Castle (german: Burg Birseck) is located in the municipality of
Arlesheim
Arlesheim is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Its cathedral chapter seat, bishop's residence and cathedral (1681 / 1761) are listed as a heritage site of national significance ...
in the
canton of Basel-Country. Birseck Castle is also called "Untere Burg Birseck" or "Vordere Burg Birseck" and is one of four castles on a slope called ''Birseck'' that confines the plain of the
Birs
The Birs (French: ''Birse'') is a long river in Switzerland that flows through the Jura region and ends as a tributary to the Rhine between Basel and Birsfelden. It is the most important river of the Swiss Jura.
Course
The Birs has its source i ...
river.
The ''Eremitage'' building group that includes the castle is listed as a
heritage site of national significance.
is the sister castle to Birseck and sits on a higher slope to the north.
References
External links
Ruine Birseck on burgenseite.ch
Arlesheim
Castles in Basel-Landschaft
Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Landschaft
Gothic architecture in Switzerland
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