Heidegg Castle, Castle in Gelfingen, Switzerland
Heidegg Castle sits on a hilltop above Hitzkirch with a residential tower, a chapel, and multiple buildings from different time periods. The grounds include a park with a rose garden surrounded by forests and vineyards.
The castle was first documented in 1185 and served for centuries as the residence of the Lords of Heidegg. It later fell under the control of Lucerne's wealthy merchant families, who strengthened their grip on the region.
The castle chapel is dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo and dates from the 16th or 17th century. The museum displays the living quarters of the Pfyffer von Heidegg family, and the rose garden created in the early 1950s at the suggestion of Konrad Adenauer is renewed since 2004/05.
The museum in the castle tower, the rose garden renewed in 2004/05 and the Sieben-Brüggli-Weg through the Burgtobel are all on site; the chestnut avenue has rest spots and a play area. Several halls can be rented for events. Allow time for the park paths and the slope above the Baldeggersee.
Dendrochronology carried out in 2013 dated the stone house hidden inside the tower to 1192, making it the oldest known dwelling on Lucerne soil. It was raised into a Romanesque residential tower around 1229/30 and again in 1236/37.
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