Little castle Beroldingen with chapel, Medieval castle and chapel in Seelisberg, Switzerland
The little castle Beroldingen with chapel is a medieval residential building with an integrated prayer space in Seelisberg. The structure shows typical Swiss construction with stone and traditional building techniques from its period.
The Beroldingen family held the little castle as its ancestral seat; the building is first documented in 1500. In 1545 the Uri Landammann Josue von Beroldingen added a chapel dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It stands on the Weg der Schweiz and is listed as a cultural property of regional significance.
The chapel added in 1545 by Uri Landammann Josue von Beroldingen is dedicated to Saint Laurentius, the Roman deacon martyred on a gridiron. The Beroldingen family kept it as the private place of worship of their ancestral seat, and the dedication to Lawrence can still be read as the chapel's name-day reference.
The castle stands in the municipality of Seelisberg in the canton of Uri, on the route of the Weg der Schweiz long-distance trail, so it can be reached on foot along that path. The chapel is dedicated to Saint Laurentius.
The castle stands on the Weg der Schweiz, the Swiss Path, the trail opened in 1991 for the 700th anniversary of the Confederation. Walkers on this route pass the Beroldingen site in Seelisberg, which the inventory lists as a class B cultural property of regional significance.
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