Local history in Switzerland.
14 September 2023
What do Arenenberg Castle (Salenstein, Canton Thurgau), Wartegg Castle (Rorschacherberg, Canton St. Gallen), Coppet Castle and Prangins Castle (Canton Vaud) have in common? These four castles were places of refuge for monarchs in exile or for exiles from their regimes. Coppet Castle in the municipality of the same name was the place of exile of … Read more » “Four Castles for Refugees”
6 September 2023
In Roman times (15 B.C.-410 A.D.), a road ran from Val Terbi (canton of Jura) via Laufen and the Platten Pass to the Rhine Bend (Rheinknie) bei Basel and Augusta Raurica. The excavation of a large Roman villa revealed valuable artefacts. The construction of the first St. Martin church is dated to the time of Frankish … Read more » “Laufen, a portrait through History”
1 September 2023
One of the most informative sources on the early Habsburgs is the Acta Murensia on the foundation of the monastery of Muri in 1027. The Habsburgs descended from a family from Alsace. (See also the last Habsburg in Basel) The Habsburg castle was built around 1030. The Acta Murensia mention the Habsburg Radbot and the … Read more » “Habsburg Castle and the new Worldpower”
