Schloss Weinfelden

Weinfelden, Switzerland, Switzerland

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Schloss Weinfelden is a medieval castle perched on the southern slope of Ottenberg hill above the town of Weinfelden in Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, featuring a prominent 12th-century keep built on a rocky spur by local lords as "Castrum Winveldem."

It changed hands among nobles like the Kyburgs, Habsburgs, Bussnang family, and Konstanz citizens before Zurich acquired it in the late 17th century for administrative use as a bailiff's residence, with later private ownership leading to decay, partial demolition, and restorations including a 1973 overhaul by Baron von Finck that revived its pointed tower helmet.

Classified as a Class B cultural property, the privately owned fortress overlooks vineyards and the Thur Valley, accessible via hiking trails though interiors remain closed to the public.