Heidegg Castle - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Heidegg Castle

Heidegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hitzkirch of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Heidegg was the only castle to survive the arson attacks by the Swiss Confederates. Legend has it that it was suddenly blanketed in fog as the soldiers marched through the Seetal. The ancient walls of the castle have a lot to tell.

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Attractions Near Heidegg Castle

Lake Baldegg

Lake Baldegg

2.07km from Heidegg Castle

Lake Baldegg is one of our favorite lakes in Switzerland, with so many mountain peaks towering over the water and so much variety as you twist and turn around each corner. After all these years, it still makes me gasp with delight when we drive by or ride up a gondola to admire it from above.

Seetal

Seetal

3.21km from Heidegg Castle

The Seetal is a valley in the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau in Switzerland. The valley descends from south to north from near Eschenbach to Lenzburg and is drained by the Aabach and the Ron. The valley is distinguished by Lake Hallwil and Lake Baldegg, from which it takes its name

Horben Castle

Horben Castle

4.08km from Heidegg Castle

An old and beautiful castle situated at a rise of 818 meters 2,684 ft in the Horben-Hochebene close to the outskirt with the Canton of Lucerne. Horben Castle is a château in the region of Beinwil in the canton of Aargau. It is one of the iconic buildings in this area and a lot of tourists visit this place every day.

Lake Hallwil

Lake Hallwil

7.93km from Heidegg Castle

Lake Hallwil is a lake largely in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of Lucerne. The main river leading to this lake is the Aabach, which is coming from the Lake Baldegg.

Muri Abbey

Muri Abbey

8.1km from Heidegg Castle

The Muri Monastery is one of the most important cultural monuments in the canton of Aargau. Built over centuries, it has a Romanesque crypt, a Gothic high choir and octagonal Baroque central building. In 194,1 The canton of Aargau handed the monastery over to the Parish Muri. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours.

Lake Sempach

Lake Sempach

12.04km from Heidegg Castle

The short climb in Sempach heading towards Kirchbühl is worth the effort - at the top, you are on the Roman Way and enjoying magnificent views. On the other side of the lake, the trail runs along the edge of the lake.

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The oldest traces of humans in the Lucerne area are stone artifacts and cave bear bones found in the Steigelfadbalm cave on Mt. Rigi from the Middle Paleolithic or about 30,000 BC. Other animal bones including mammoth, reindeer and giant deer from the local glacial maximum have also been found in Lucerne.

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