Fracstein Castle
| Fracstein Castle | |
|---|---|
| Burgruine Fracstein | |
| Seewis im Prättigau | |
 Remains of the outer wall | |
  Fracstein Castle | |
| Coordinates | 46°58′33″N 9°37′00″E / 46.9759°N 9.6166°ECoordinates: 46°58′33″N 9°37′00″E / 46.9759°N 9.6166°E |
| Type | Cave castle |
| Code | CH-GR |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | about 1200 |
| Materials | Rubble stone |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | free nobility |
Fracstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Seewis im Prättigau of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
Gallery
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Fracstein is located at the base of the cliff
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Southwall
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Carvings on the east wall
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Reconstruction of the carvings
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Castle priest's house
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South facade of the priest's house
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Eastern inner wall
See also
Literature
- Werner Meyer: Burgen der Schweiz. Band 3: Kanton Graubünden. Deutschsprachiger und romanischer Teil. Zürich 1983
- Maria-Letizia Boscardin: Die Grottenburg Fracstein und ihre Ritzzeichnungen. In: Schweizer Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters. Band 4. Olten 1977
- Fritz Hauswirth: Burgen und Schlösser in der Schweiz, Band 8, Neptun Verlag Kreuzlingen, 1972
- Anton von Castelmur: Die Burgen und Schlösser des Kantons Graubünden, Band I, Birkhäuser-Verlag, Basel 1940
- Burgenkarte der Schweiz, Ausgabe 2007, Bundesamt für Landestopografie/Schweizerischer Burgenverein
- Heinrich Boxler, Burgennamengebung in der Nordostschweiz und in Graubünden, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld 1976
References
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011. External link in
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