Fracstein Castle
| Fracstein Castle | |
|---|---|
| Burgruine Fracstein | |
| Seewis im Prättigau | |
 Remains of the outer wall | |
  Fracstein Castle | |
| Coordinates | 46°58′33″N 9°37′00″E / 46.9759°N 9.6166°ECoordinates: 46°58′33″N 9°37′00″E / 46.9759°N 9.6166°E |
| Type | Cave castle |
| Code | CH-GR |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | about 1200 |
| Materials | Rubble stone |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | free nobility |
Fracstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Seewis im Prättigau of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
Gallery
Fracstein is located at the base of the cliff
Southwall
Carvings on the east wall
Reconstruction of the carvings
Castle priest's house
South facade of the priest's house
Eastern inner wall
See also
Literature
- Werner Meyer: Burgen der Schweiz. Band 3: Kanton Graubünden. Deutschsprachiger und romanischer Teil. Zürich 1983
- Maria-Letizia Boscardin: Die Grottenburg Fracstein und ihre Ritzzeichnungen. In: Schweizer Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters. Band 4. Olten 1977
- Fritz Hauswirth: Burgen und Schlösser in der Schweiz, Band 8, Neptun Verlag Kreuzlingen, 1972
- Anton von Castelmur: Die Burgen und Schlösser des Kantons Graubünden, Band I, Birkhäuser-Verlag, Basel 1940
- Burgenkarte der Schweiz, Ausgabe 2007, Bundesamt für Landestopografie/Schweizerischer Burgenverein
- Heinrich Boxler, Burgennamengebung in der Nordostschweiz und in Graubünden, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld 1976
References
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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