Hohenklingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the Canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

Hohenklingen Castle
Schloss Hohenklingen
Stein am Rhein
Hohenklingen Castle, after 2008 renovation
Hohenklingen Castle is located in Canton of Schaffhausen
Hohenklingen Castle
Hohenklingen Castle
Hohenklingen Castle is located in Switzerland
Hohenklingen Castle
Hohenklingen Castle
Coordinates47°40′0″N 8°51′30″E / 47.66667°N 8.85833°E / 47.66667; 8.85833
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeCH-SH
Site information
ConditionGenerally preserved
Site history
Built1225
Garrison information
OccupantsFreiherren
Airfield information
Elevation594 m above the sea AMSL
Stein am Rhein 1642

It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

Hohenklingen is nominated for the Swiss Location Award 2021.[2]

The Castle has been spared from war damage in the course of its history. Its silhouette with walls and roofs still corresponds to the medieval appearance from 1200 to 1422.

Hohenklingen was the first toll castle at the river Rhine and is about 5 miles away from the Rhine Falls. Stein am Rhein is also the last town before the German Border. Lake Constance ends here and is part of the border between Switzerland and Germany, with Germany on the north bank and Switzerland on the south, except both sides are Swiss in Stein am Rhein, where the High Rhine flows out of the lake.

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References

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  1. ^ "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ Nachrichten, Frauenfelder. "Burg Hohenklingen nominiert". Frauenfelder Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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