Castles and Ruins
This collection highlights the defensive architecture and feudal history of the Schaffhausen region. It spans from the Roman castrum of Tasgetium to the iconic 16th-century Munot fortress. The list features hilltop ruins like Randenburg and Radegg, dating back to the 12th century, alongside well-preserved administrative seats such as Schloss Neunkirch and Laufen Castle, which overlooks the Rhine Falls. These sites offer a direct look at the region's strategic importance along the High Rhine through the Middle Ages.
A Munot Fortress
The Munot is a circular 16th century fortification in the center of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
B Laufen Castle
Laufen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich.
C Hohenklingen Castle
Hohenklingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the Canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
D Burgruine Rosenegg
Ruins of a medieval hilltop castle situated on a volcanic cone at an elevation of 538 meters.
E Schloss Oberhof
A historic manor house in Thayngen, also referred to as 'Zum Oberhof,' which served as a local administrative seat.
F Ruine Randenburg
Remains of a fortification built around 1175 by Diethelm von Krenkingen and destroyed during the 15th century.
G Schloss Neunkirch
A late medieval administrative building in Neunkirch, historically known as the 'Oberhof'.
Ruins of Radegg
The Ruins of Radegg are the ruins of a spur castle built around the year 1200 in the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland and destroyed…
Ruine Wolkenstein
The site of a 12th-century rock castle, now reduced to atmospheric ruins on a steep outcrop.
Römerkastell Tasgetium
Archaeological remains of a late Roman fort built to protect the strategic Rhine crossing.
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