The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleKüttigen
Königstein Castle
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Königstein is a castle ruin above Küttigen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located at 610 meters on the Brunneberg in the Folded Jura, about 150 meters above the Bänkerklus, through which the road to Benken leads.
The castle was built in 1277 by the Lords of Kienberg-Küngstein, a small bailiwick that included Küttigen and Erlinsbach. The Lords of Kienberg-Küngstein sold it to the city of Aarau in 1417. Since the dominion of Königstein, which had belonged to the Bernese confederation since 1415, fell directly to Bern in 1535, it became part of the Biberstein bailiwick. In 1798, Küttigen and thus also the castle were assigned to the Helvetic canton of Aargau, to which they belonged from 1803. Today, the ruin is owned by the local citizens' community of Küttigen.
Layout+
A floor plan of the complex was created by the Aargau Cantonal Archaeology.
Legend+
According to a legend, the lord of the castle forced the farmers of Küttigen to supply him with a large quantity of leather to build a suspension bridge to Achenberg. He wanted to visit his beloved, who lived there in the (historically unproven) Urgiz Castle, on horseback. After he had the bridge built, a brave farmer is said to have slightly cut the ropes of the bridge in a night-and-fog operation, causing the lord of the castle and his horse to plunge into the depths in the middle above the gorge.
As old farmers still tell, deep beneath the ruin, hidden in the well, lies the cruel oppressor's treasure. Many are said to have found old gold coins there, which transformed into snail shells on the way home. Even more, however, are said to have encountered nothing but a copper snake, whose bite causes the limbs to wither. According to legend, the walls are said to be so wobbly that one could make them sway with a bare hand. However, no one could overturn them, not even with the heaviest equipment, because the best milk, which the lord of the castle had extorted from the farmers, was used to mix the mortar.
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