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Alt Rapperswil Castle information


Altendorf; Alt-Rapperswil
Castle site with Altendorf and Lake Zürich in the background
Alt Rapperswil Castle is located in Switzerland
Alt Rapperswil Castle
Location within Switzerland
General information
Classificationruined historic monument
Town or cityAltendorf
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47°11′06″N 8°50′28″E / 47.184953°N 8.841181°E / 47.184953; 8.841181
Construction startedbefore 1200 AD
Completedunknown; destroyed in 1350 AD

Altendorf Castle (Swiss German: Ruine Altendorf) was a medieval hill castle in the municipality of Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz. On the foundation of the round castle chapel stands the choir of the chapel of St. Johann.

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