Sonnenberg Castle is a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Stettfurt Stettfurt is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Stettfurt is first mentioned in 827 as ''Stetivurt''. Until 1817, it was part of the municipality of Matzingen. In the 9th Century, the A ...

of the

Canton of Thurgau Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is part ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The castle is located on the slopes of the

Immenberg The Immenberg (also spelled ''Imebärg'') is a mountain located between Thundorf and Stettfurt in the canton of Thurgau Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the ...

at .

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Cultural property of national significance in Thurgau Castles in Thurgau {{Switzerland-castle-stub

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