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
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Aarburg Castle Aarburg 12th century, 1659–1673 Houses Kantonale Jugendheim, for juvenile offenders Altenburg Castle Brugg Roman fort 370Medieval castle 10th century Includes part of a Roman wall. Today a youth hostel Auenstein Castle Auenstein 13th century Privately owned, not open to the public Bernau Castle Leibstadt Ruined hill castle 1157 Ruined castle, destroyed in 1844 Biberstein Castle Biberstein around 1280 Group home for adults Böttstein Castle Böttstein 1100–1200 Became headquarters of Beznau Nuclear Power Plant construction in 1965, converted to restaurant and hotel in 1974 Brestenberg Castle Seengen 1625 Museum Brunegg Castle Brunegg 13th century Freudenau Castle Untersiggenthal Ruined lowland castle around 1240 Ruined castle Habsburg Castle Habsburg hill castle, summit location Around 1020/30 to 1300 Original home of the Habsburg family Hallwyl Castle Seengen water castle 1265 Part of Cantonal Museum Hilfikon Castle Hilfikon 1290 Alt Homberg Castle Wittnau, Aargau Ruined castle around 1100 Only fragments still visible Horben Castle Beinwil (Freiamt) 1700 Privately owned Iberg Castle Iberg, Riniken Ruined hill castle 11th century Kasteln Castle Oberflachs 1238 School for special needs students Klingnau Castle Klingnau Castle After 1239 Residence of Bishop of Constance in 14th century. Today privately owned Landvogtei Castle Baden Laufenburg Castle Laufenburg Lenzburg Castle Lenzburg hill castle before 1036 Originally home of the Counts of Lenzburg. Now part of the Cantonal Museum Liebegg Castle Gränichen hill castle 1150-1200 Cantonal Agricultural School beginning 1958. Between 1983 and 1998 home to the Cantonal Teacher's College Rued Castle Schlossrued Schafisheim Castle Schafisheim Schwarzwasserstelz Castle Fisibach Schenkenberg Castle Thalheim Ruined hill castle 1243 Originally residence of ministeriales family. Schlössli Aarau Schöftland Castle Schöftland Schwarzer Turm Brugg Stein Castle Baden hill castle Before 1000, 1658–1670 Destroyed in 1415 by the Swiss Confederation. Rebuilt in 1658-70, demolished in 1712Alt-Thierstein Castle Gipf-Oberfrick Ruined Castle Tegerfelden Castle Tegerfelden Trostburg Castle Teufenthal hill castle 1200 19th century music box factory, partially repaired in 1999 Urgiz Castle Densbüren Ruined Castle Waldhausen Castle Fisibach Alt-Wartburg Castle Oftringen Wildenstein Castle Veltheim Wildegg Castle Möriken-Wildegg 1242
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Rosenberg Herisau-Burghalden Ruined hill castle about 1150 Ruined castle Rosenburg/Ramsenberg Herisau Ruined hill castle about 1150 Ruined castle Urstein Castle Herisau
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Appenzell Castle Appenzell Manor house 1563 Original owner Antoni Löw executed 1584. 1584-1682 used as Franciscan monastery. Today known as "Doctor's House" and privately owned. Clanx Castle Appenzell Ruined castle 1219 Burned during Appenzell Wars. Ruins rediscovered in 1885. Hoch-Altstätten Castle Oberegg Ruins
Basel-Land
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Aesch Castle Aesch Manor house 1606 Now municipal administration building Altenberg Castle Füllinsdorf Ruins about 1000 Angenstein Castle Duggingen Partly ruined hill castle Mid 13th century Bärenfels Castle Duggingen Ruins Burg Castle (Burg im Leimental) Burg im Leimental hill castle about 1250 Alt-Biederthal Castle Burg im Leimental Ruins Binningen Castle Binningen Hintere Birseck Castle Arlesheim Vordere Birseck Castle Arlesheim hill castle 1243/44 Partially ruined castle, outer castle well preserved Mittlere Birseck Castle Arlesheim Bischofstein Castle Sissach Ruined hill castle Mid 13th century Extensive, preserved walls Bottmingen Castle Bottmingen water castle 13th century Ebenrain Castle Sissach Manor house 1774-76 Engenstein Castle Pfeffingen Farnsburg Castle Ormalingen Ruined hill castle Between 1319 and 1342 Ruined castle Frohberg Castle Aesch Ruined hill castle Late 13th century Ruined castle Fürstenstein Castle Ettingen Ruined castle Gutenfels Castle Bubendorf Ruined castle Holeeschlösschen Castle Binningen Neu-Homburg Castle Läufelfingen hill castle 1240 Ruined castle residence of counts. Madeln Castle Pratteln Ruined castle Münchenstein Castle Münchenstein Ruined hill castle likely 1260 to 1275 Ruined castle residence of Ministerialis. Münchsberg Castle Pfeffingen Ruined castle Ödenburg Castle Wenslingen Ruined castle Pfeffingen Castle Pfeffingen Ruined hill castle about 1135 Ruined castle Schloss Pratteln Pratteln Ränggen Castle Diegten Ruined castle Ramstein Castle Bretzwil Ruined castle Reichenstein Castle Arlesheim hill castle 1239 (first mention) Riedfluh Castle Eptingen Ruined castle Schalberg Castle Pfeffingen Ruined castle Alt-Schauenburg Castle Frenkendorf Ruined hill castle, spur castle 1275/1280 Neu-Schauenburg Castle Frenkendorf Ruined hill castle 12th century (possible 11th century) Destroyed in 1356 Basel earthquake, rebuilt then abandoned. 1480-1523 a cloistered house for Beguines lay sisters Schönenberg Castle Burg im Leimental Ruined castle Sissacherfluh Castle Sissach Ruined refuge castle Ruined castle, first used in Bronze Age, again in Early Middle Ages and Thirty Years' War Spitzburg Castle Ramlinsburg Ruined castle Fortified Church of St. Arbogast Muttenz Fortified church 1100 Only fortified church remaining in Switzerland. Still an active church Waldenburg Castle Waldenburg Hintere Wartenberg Castle Muttenz Ruined castle Mittlere Wartenberg Castle Muttenz Ruined castle Vordere Wartenberg Castle Muttenz Ruined castle Wild-Eptingen Castle Eptingen Ruined castle Wildenstein Castle Bubendorf about 1200 Owned by the municipality Zwingen Castle Zwingen
Basel-Stadt
Name Image Location Type Date Notes Gundeldingen Castle Basel Manor house 14th century Four castles of which parts remain of only two
Bern