Magden, Maisprach, Olsberg and Giebenach write History

15 January 2024

Small villages often write history in Switzerland. Not far from Rheinfelden (Canton of Aargau) are the villages of Magden (Canton of Basel-Landschaft), Olsberg (Canton of Basel-Landschaft and Canton of Aargau) and Maisprach and Giebenach (Canton of Basel-Landschaft). Magden Magden The first mention of Magden dates from 804 in a charter of St Gallen Abbey. The … Read more » “Magden, Maisprach, Olsberg and Giebenach write History”

The Burg Castle and Village Burg in the Leimen Valley

6 January 2024

The castle was built in 1250 and rebuilt as Schloss Burg after 1600. In 1168, Emperor Frederick I or Emperor Barbarossa (1122-1190) of the Holy Roman Empire sold the castle and Dinghof Biederthal to the House of Habsburg. Most of the territory was sold in 1269 to the prince-bishop of Basel. However, a third of … Read more » “The Burg Castle and Village Burg in the Leimen Valley”

The Wenkenhof and English Park in Riehen

2 January 2024

Wenkenhof first appears in the early Middle Ages and refers to an estate on the hillside above the Wiesental. The  Wenken is mentioned in a document as early as 751 as the property of Ebo, a count of an Alemannic tribe. The estate belonged successively to the abbey of St. Gallen (c. 800-ca 1100) and … Read more » “The Wenkenhof and English Park in Riehen”