Schauenberg

{{Short description|Castle ruin near Turbenthal, Switzerland}}

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{{For|the steamship|SS Schauenberg}}

File:Schauenberg Anlage.jpg

Schauenberg is a hill and ruined castle near Turbenthal, canton of Zurich, at {{convert|892|m|abbr=on}} elevation. There were fortifications since the Iron Age, and since the early 13th century, there was a wooden structure, in the 1250s extended to a massive keep. The fortress was destroyed in 1344. From 1622, Zurich maintained a system of beacons as a warning system, and signals from Schauenberg could be seen at Schnabel (Albis), Pfannenstiel, Tämbrig (above Hermatswil), Uetliberg, Lägern, Zürichberg, Mörsburg, Kyburg, Stammheimerberg and even Hohenklingen.

Literature

  • Daniel Hartmann (hrsg.): Die Burg Schauenberg bei Hofstetten. Fotorotar, Zürich 2000, {{ISBN|3-905647-29-X}}.

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