Schnabelburg Castle

Schnabelburg Castle (German: Schnabelburg) was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of Eschenbach (Switzerland, near Lucerne) on the Albis chain southwest of Zürich, Switzerland, overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass.[1]

In 1309 the Schnabelburg was attacked by the Habsburgs,[2] in revenge for the participation of Walter von Eschenbach in the murder of Albert I of Germany. All that is left today is low ruins, reachable in about 30 minutes on foot from the Albis Pass.

References

  1. ^ Tüfenbach | ISOS Ortsbilder (PDF) (Report). Federal Office of Culture. September 2010.
  2. ^ Boxler, Heinrich (21 November 2012). "Schnabelburg". hls-dhs-dss.ch. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

47°15′47″N 8°32′00″E / 47.263180°N 8.533354°E / 47.263180; 8.533354


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