Kyburg Castle is the best preserved feudal castle in northeastern Switzerland and the oldest castle museum in Switzerland.

Close to Winterthur, Kyburg Castle towers proudly 150 meters above the Töss River, ideally situated for hikes and excursions in a beautiful landscape. Kyburg Castle is the best preserved feudal castle in northeastern Switzerland and the oldest castle museum in Switzerland.

The exhibition shows the almost 1000-year history of the Kyburg rulers and lets you experience the complex architecture of the monument in a new way. In the castle garden one may linger and marvel at the vegetables, herbs and flowers. On the Ring Wall Trail you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view. Children enjoy the kite hunt in the castle and the playground in front of the castle garden.

Kyburg Castle was the ancestral seat of the counts of the same name. In 1264 it came into the possession of the Habsburgs, who sold it to the city of Zurich in 1424. Until 1798, Zurich bailiffs resided in the castle and ruled over the subjects, held court over them and collected taxes.


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