Schloss Kyburg

Geschichte

Kyburg Castle is a castle in Switzerland, overlooking the Töss river some 3 km south-east of Winterthur, in Kyburg municipality, canton of Zürich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.HistoryThe first fortification at this site was likely built in the second half of the 10th century by the counts of Winterthur. It is first mentioned in 1027 under the name of Chuigeburg ("cows-fort"), which name points to an original use as a refuge castle for livestock. The modern spelling Kyburg first occurs in the 1230s (other spellings of the 11th to 13th century include Chiuburch, Cogiburk, Kuiburc, Chuͦweburg, Chyburc, Qwiburg, Kiburc, Chiburg, Kibor, Kyburc, Kiburg)The early castle was destroyed in 1028 or 1030 by emperor Conrad II. It was rebuilt and soon became the center of the county of Kyburg which was formed in 1053 as a possession of the counts of Dillingen. In 1079, during the Investiture Controversy, the castle was attacked and partially destroyed by Abbot Ulrich II of St. Gall. By 1096 the counts of Dillingen included count of Kyburg as one of their titles. By 1180, the counts of Kyburg emerged as a cadet line of the Dillingen family. They rose to be the most important noble family in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy by the 13th century.

"Schloss Kyburg thront stolz 150 Meter über der Töss. Sie ist die besterhaltene feudale Burg der Nordostschweiz und das älteste Burgmuseum der Schweiz.Die Ausstellung zeigt die fast 1000-jährige Geschichte der Kyburger Herrscherinnen und Herrscher und lässt die vielschichtige Architektur des Denkmals erleben. Dutzende Harnische und Helme sowie Hunderte von Halbarten sind in der reich gefüllten Rüstkammer zu bewundern.Es werden Führungen, museumspädagogische Programme für Schulklassen und Apéros nach Trauungen angeboten. Für den individuellen Rundgang durch die Ausstellung stehen Audioguides zur Verfügung.– Idyllische Lage. Schöne Wanderungen rund um die Kyburg und das ehemalige Städtchen."