Schenkenberg Castle
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Schenkenberg Castle (German: Ruine Schenkenberg) is a castle ruin above the municipality of Thalheim in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was built in the 13th Century by the Habsburg dynasty, was the administrative seat for 260 years of a bailiwick of the city of Bern and fell into ruin in the 18th century.
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Schenkenberg Castle | |
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Thalheim | |
Coordinates | 47°26′31″N 8°06′03″E |
Type | hill castle |
Code | CH-AG |
Height | 631 m above the sea |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | 1243 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | ministeriales |
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