Habsburg Castle today.

The castle at the end of the 16th century.

Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress located in Habsburg, Switzerland in the canton of Aargau, near the Aare River. Habsburg is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Aargau ( German; rarely anglicized Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. The Aar ( German Aare) a tributary of the Rhine, is the longest River that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance. The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung Inventaire suisse ^[1]

Around 1020-1030, Radbot of Habsburg built Habsburg Castle, which became the family seat of the Habsburg dynasty. Radbot Count of Habsburg, also known as Radbot of Klettgau (985&ndash1045 was Graf of Klettgau and the second son of Lanzelin. The Habsburg dynasty later became one of the leading royal dynasties in Europe. A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations Though the family did not rule the land after the 1400s, the historic arms of Habsburg, a lion on a golden field, showed up in Austrian arms up to the end of the Imperial period. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people The modern arms of the municipality depict Habsburg Castle. The area around the castle was covered by forests that were only cleared around 1500.

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