Burgruine Friedberg

Meilen, Switzerland, Switzerland

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Burgruine Friedberg is a medieval castle ruin overlooking the village of Meilen on Lake Zurich in Switzerland's canton of Zurich, constructed around 1200 likely by the Regensberg family to control local territories.

First documented in 1306 under Lütold VII von Regensberg, it passed to Zurich knight Götz Mülner around 1321, who expanded it before selling off rights, leading to gradual abandonment by the late 14th century under owners like Jakob Bletscher.

Excavations from 1976-1979 uncovered a 29-meter-deep well, ring walls, artifacts like pottery and a rare wooden horn from the early 14th century, preserving remnants amid a steep ravine as a cultural heritage site today.