Burg Stein über Baden
The Stein Ruins are the remains of a hilltop castle situated at an elevation of 445 meters in Baden, in the Swiss canton of Aargau. Towering above the old town, it once helped secure the narrow gorge between the Schlossberg and the Lägern, together with the Landvogtei Castle on the banks of the Limmat River. Stein Castle was established before the year 1000 and at times served as an archive of the Habsburgs. The Swiss Confederates destroyed the castle in 1415. Between 1657 and 1670, the town of Baden had it rebuilt as a fortress, but it was destroyed once again in 1712 following the Second War of Villmergen.
Sightseeing
- Catholic Town Church with a Church Treasury Museum
- Town Hall
- Bailiff’s Castle ( Landvogteischloss )
- Reformed Town Church
- Ruins of Stein ( Stein Castle above Baden )
The spa and bathing facilities are also well worth a visit
Information
Stein Castle above Baden
Already an aristocratic seat in the 10th century, the castle passed around 1077 to the Counts of Lenzburg and, via the Kyburgs, to the Habsburgs in 1264. The castle served as the seat of the Further Austrian administration of Habsburg landed property until 1415. In that year, the town passed to the Swiss Confederation. In its layout and structure, the Old Town is a medieval town.
Wettingen
The best-preserved Cistercian monastery in Switzerland, founded in 1227 and actively supported and endowed by the Habsburgs. The church (a three-aisled basilica, 1256) features magnificent Late Renaissance and Rococo furnishings. The cloister contains a rich cycle of Renaissance stained-glass windows, unique in Switzerland