Schnabelburg Castle

The ruins of the castle (2007)

Schnabelburg Castle (German: Schnabelburg) was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of Eschenbach (Switzerland, near Lucerne) on the Albis chain South-west of Zurich, Switzerland, overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass.

In 1309 the Schnabelburg was destroyed by the Habsburgs, 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.

Castles and Fortresses of the Canton of Zurich

Oberes Baliken Bernegg Alt-Bichelsee Breitenlandenberg Bubikon Dübelstein Elgg Flaach Freienstein Friedberg Friesenberg Glanzenberg Greifenberg Greifensee Grüningen Hegi Hohenlandenberg Irgenhausen Castrum Kyburg Alt-Landenberg Alt-Lägern Laufen Liebenberg Mörsburg Alt-Regensberg Neu-Regensberg Schauenberg Schnabelburg Sünikon Tössegg Uetliburg Uster Alt Wädenswil Wart Wiesendangen Alt-Wildberg Alt-Wülflingen Wülflingen Wulp

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Coordinates: 47°15′48″N 8°32′00″E / 47.26333°N 8.53333°E / 47.26333; 8.53333

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