The remains of the castle can be visited
CastleSchinznach-Oberflachs
Ruchenstein Castle
Ruchenstein Castle was built in 1262 on the same hill as Kasteln Castle. In 1264, sovereignty passed to the Habsburgs after the Kyburgs died out. In 1311, the Lords of Mülinen acquired the village and the two castles, which together formed the small lordship of Kasteln.
When the city of Bern conquered the Schenkenbergertal in 1460, the Lords of Mülinen were able to continue exercising their rights, such as lower jurisdiction. In 1528, the Bernese introduced the Reformation. A Bernese nobleman, Colonel Johann Ludwig von Erlach, acquired the lordship of Kasteln in 1631 and made it his private property. With the remains of Ruchenstein Castle, which burned down in 1642, he had Kasteln Castle expanded into a palace.
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