Farnsburg Castle (german: Ruine Farnsburg) is a
castle in the
municipality of Ormalingen in the
canton of Basel-Land in
Switzerland. It is a Swiss
heritage site of national significance.
Farnsburg was built in 1330 by the
Lords of Thierstein and later acquired by the
Hapsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
barons of . The barons went on to fight in the war against the Swiss, resulting in a siege of the castle in 1444.
The castle, which was still in good condition, changed ownership several times over the centuries until 1709, when the bailiff in residence at the time was expelled and the castle set on fire. Afterwards, the castle stones were used to build new castles elsewhere and Farnsburg fell quickly into ruin.
See also
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List of castles in Switzerland
This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland.
Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland.
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft, Bas ...
References
External links
Link to page about Ruine Farnsburg on the Upper Rhine Valley tourism site (English)Link to Ruine Farnsburg on the Baselland Tourism site (German)
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Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Landschaft
Ruined castles in Switzerland
Castles in Basel-Landschaft
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