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Schloss Kyburg
Illnau-Effretikon, Switzerland, Switzerland
Schloss Kyburg is a well-preserved medieval castle overlooking the Töss River in Kyburg, part of Illnau-Effretikon municipality in Zurich canton, Switzerland, first documented in 1027 or 1079 as a refuge fortress.
It became the seat of the powerful Kyburg counts around 1200, passed to the Habsburgs in 1264, and was acquired by Zurich in 1424 to serve as a bailiff's residence until 1798, later functioning as Switzerland's first castle museum from 1865 before canton Zurich took ownership in 1917.
Today, managed by a dedicated association since 1999, it features exhibits on medieval life, a chapel with Gothic frescoes, and hosts events like the Kyburgiade music festival as a nationally significant heritage site.
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8314 Effretikon, Switzerland
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