Gräpplang Castle Explained

Gräpplang Castle
Native Name:Castrum Flumius
Built:about 1100-1200
Type:hill castle, spur castle
Condition:ruin
Location:Flums-Gräpplang
Coordinates:47.1028°N 9.3322°W
Map Type:Canton of St. Gallen#Switzerland
Code:CH-SG

Gräpplang Castle is a castle in the municipality of Flums of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] Gräpplang is mentioned around the middle of the 13th century as the administrative seat of the Hochstift Chur, pledged to Ulrich von Flums in 1292 and sold to the Tschudi family in 1528, whose descendants remained owners until 1767.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kantonsliste A-Objekte . 2009 . KGS Inventar . Federal Office of Civil Protection . German . 25 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html . 28 June 2010 .
  2. Web site: Grapplang History . Grapplang Ruins . 10 November 2020.