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Appenzell Castle, also known as Clanx, is a ruined castle in the Appenzell District of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It is part of the Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
The castle is first mentioned in 1219 as in arce Clanx. It was built by the Abbot of St. Gall Ulrich von Sax (1204–20) and his brother, the Abbey-Vogt Heinrich. It was named after the Sax family holding in the Calanca valley. As the center of the Abbey of Saint-Gall's property in Appenzell, the castle was of great importance. The castle was first destroyed in 1289 and then rebuilt. It was destroyed again in 1402 and not rebuilt.[2]
In 1949 the foundations of a strong square tower, a smaller corner tower on the highest point of the hill and parts of the walls were excavated.
References
- ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte:Appenzell Innerrrhoden" (in German). KGS Inventar. Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.parsys.000100.DownloadFile.tmp/ai.pdf. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ Clanx in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
- Clanx in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Appenzell · Hoch-Altstätten
Castles of Appenzell Innerrhoden · Castles of Switzerland · Castles of Europe
Coordinates: 47°19′48″N 9°24′35″E / 47.329947°N 9.409615°E
Categories:- Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Castles in Switzerland
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Swiss building and structure stubs
- European castle stubs
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