Zwing Uri, Castle ruin near Amsteg in Silenen, Switzerland.
The stone remains of Zwing Uri stand on a hill in the Reuss valley, featuring the foundations of a defensive tower and partial walls.
Built in the 13th century on a Bronze Age settlement site, the castle construction halted around 1320, leaving the fortification project incomplete.
The ruins maintain classification as a Class A Swiss cultural property, representing the medieval military architecture of central Switzerland.
Visitors can reach the archaeological site through multiple hiking trails, with the main route from Amsteg covering 9.78 kilometers of moderate terrain.
Archaeological excavations in 1978 revealed that a farmstead with three buildings existed at the location by 1150, before the tower construction.
Location: Silenen
Part of: list of cultural properties in Silenen
GPS coordinates: 46.77432,8.67048
Latest update: March 7, 2025 13:12
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SBB power station
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Gross Windgällen
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Chärstelenbachbrücke
592 m
Bälmeten
6.4 km
Krönten
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Chli Windgällen
4.2 km
Intschireussbrücke
1.4 km
Meierturm
556 m
Hotel Stern und Post
534 m
Diga di Pfaffensprung
8 km
Parish Church of Mary the Good Counsel
1.7 km
Jagdmatt pilgrimage chapel
5.1 km
St. Albin Catholic Church with Ossuary
2 km
Stone house northeast of the church
2 km
Chapel 14-Nothelfer in Dörfli
557 m
Ellbogenkapelle of St. Ursula on the Stetten
3.2 km
Former Sust with Inn
516 m
Reuss bridge near Amsteg (Platti bridge)
729 m
Locomotive shed
5.2 km
Residential building Burghofstatt
591 m
Farmhouse
2 km
Residential building in Püntenermätteli
5.6 km
House unterer Spätach with drying room
5.3 km
Old Rectory
2 km
Old parish house
1.9 km
Modern iron melting furnace Obermatt
3.4 km
House
5.5 kmReviews
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