Switzerland · Still standing
Hohenklingen Castle
Hohenklingen Castle is a medieval hilltop castle above Stein am Rhein in the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It retains a silhouette that corresponds to its medieval appearance between 1200 and 1422 and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
First raised
1225
Its prime
1422
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1422
What Hohenklingen Castle looked like in its prime.
Compact hilltop castle formed by a long, pale-plastered curtain wall punctuated by narrow rectangular openings and small windows, anchored by a tall square bergfried with a steep pyramidal red‑brown tiled roof. To the left stands a shorter square tower flying a yellow banner; connecting ranges of low, steeply pitched tiled roofs link volumes. A projecting covered wooden gallery sits on the outer wall. The whole complex crowns a densely wooded slope above the river and town; at its prime the walls and roofs were complete.
Its story
The story of Hohenklingen Castle.
Hohenklingen stands above Stein am Rhein in the Canton of Schaffhausen, at the point where the High Rhine flows out of Lake Constance — the last town before the German border, and unusually Swiss on both banks of the river. It was the first toll castle on the Rhine, about five miles from the Rhine Falls.
The castle has been spared war damage across its history, and its silhouette of walls and roofs still corresponds to its medieval appearance of the years 1200 to 1422. It is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1422.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Hohenklingen Castle — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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