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1. Energy Bridge over the Rhine – The Rhine loop from Buchs SG

34.2km

02:08

290m

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2. Illspitz mouth of the Rhine – Alter Rhein Recreation Area loop from Heerbrugg

62.3km

03:52

330m

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3. Egelsee – Torkel Werth in Mauren loop from Tisis

35.0km

02:32

690m

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Paul

March 12, 2021

The Alt-Schellenberg castle ruins, also called Lower Schellenberg Castle, are located about 150 meters above the Rhine Valley and transport you back to another time.

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Paul

April 5, 2023

Lower Schellenberg Castle
Lower Castle / Castle Alt-Schellenberg
The Lower Castle, also known colloquially as Alt-Schellenberg Castle, is a ruined castle. The Lower Castle is one of the five existing castles in Liechtenstein and one of the three castle ruins in the country.
The lower castle is the smaller and newer of the two castle ruins in the municipality of Schellenberg. Construction was completed around 1250. The first written mention comes from the year 1317. The castle reached its peak of its structural expansion around the year 1350. According to current estimates, it was inhabited until about the 16th century, when it was abandoned and no longer served as a residence. In the following centuries the castle lost its military purpose and became a ruin.
In 1956, Prince Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein handed over ownership of the heavily overgrown ruins to the Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein. This institution is the current owner and caretaker of the ruin and oversees its research, maintenance and preservation.
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Untere Burg (Alt-Schellenberg Ruins)

1. Energy Bridge over the Rhine – The Rhine loop from Buchs SG

2. Illspitz mouth of the Rhine – Alter Rhein Recreation Area loop from Heerbrugg

3. Egelsee – Torkel Werth in Mauren loop from Tisis

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