The Wildegg Castle

2022-05-25T10:09:26+02:00

The powerful Habsburg family built the Wildegg castle (among many other castles) in the 13th century. It is located in the Canton Aargau. It burned out in 1552. After that it was continually enlarged. From 1680 it belonged to a noble family from the city of Berne. They turned it into a baroque castle that was very comfortable to live in with huge beautiful garden grounds.

Today the castle belongs to the canton and is open to the public. The rooms within the castle hold house precious furniture, paintings and other artifacts dating back generations. There are a number of screens set up in great locations throughout the castle. They look like old portraits. At that the press of a button the person starts to speak and share interesting scenes of their lives.