The palace of Kyburg is a mediaeval castle south of Winterthur. Winterthur (pronounced Ger /vɪntərtur/ Eng /tʊər/ is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It lies on the territory of the municipality of Kyburg in the Canton of Zurich. Kyburg is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The Canton of Zürich (German Kanton) has a population of about 1
The castle is situated above the river Töss. The Töss is a river of the Canton of Zürich. It rises in the Zürcher Oberland, flows along the Tösstal past Winterthur, and joins the It is first mentioned in 1027 under the name of Chuigeburg (Castle of Cows). The Counts of Kyburg were the most important noble family in the Swiss plateau beside the Habsburg and the House of Savoy. The Swiss Plateau ( plateau suisse in French, Schweizer Mittelland in German) constitutes one of the three major landscapes in The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region After the death of the last count in 1264 Rudolph of Habsburg claimed the inheritance for his family. Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg ( German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 &ndash
In the 15th century the city of Zürich bought the county. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the The castle was court of a high bailiff from Zürich until 1831, after this it was sold by auction. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a The new owners used the castle for exhibitions and as a museum. In 1917 the Canton of Zurich bought the castle back, since 1999 a society runs it, the Verein Museum Schloss Kyburg. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Canton of Zürich (German Kanton) has a population of about 1 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
External links
- Site of the Verein (German)
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