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Girsberg Castle

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Location: Waltalingen, Andelfingen, Zurich, Switzerland

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1. Girsberg Castle – Thur Bridge at Gütighausen loop from Winterthur Wülflingen

76.1km

03:23

750m

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2. Girsberg Castle – Paradise on the Rhine loop from Langwiesen

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3. Paradise on the Rhine – Girsberg Castle loop from Winterthur

76.4km

03:21

660m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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February 26, 2017

Schloss Girsberg is a beautiful castle and is clearly visible on a 40-meter-high hill.
The castle is privately owned today.

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September 11, 2017

Girsberg Castle is located on a 40-meter high moraine hill northwest of the hamlet Girsberg the community Waltalingen in the canton of Zurich. Wikipedia
As early as 831, the St. Gallen Monastery became property of Waltalingen ("Vualtiningum") and Guntalingen ("Cuntheringum"). Girsberg Castle stands on a hill on the western edge of the Stammertal and was built in the 13th century by Gyr von Stammheim (documented in 1252). Since 1253, the sex was consistently called by Girsberg. After the extinction of the sex in the 14th century, the castle came to the Habsburgs, who held the high jurisdiction. In 1377 the dukes Albrecht and Leopold of Austria pledged their rights in Waltalingen and Guntalingen (and in Andelfingen and Ossingen) to Hugo von Hohenlandenberg. Hardly any other castle in the region, even in eastern Switzerland, has had as many different owners as Girsberg for the last 600 years. From the 16th to the 18th century the castle was mostly owned by Schaffhausen patricians. In 1756 the castle was destroyed by fire. Only the tower house from the 13th century was spared by the flames. The then owner, Johann Georg Friedrich in the Thurn, however, had the castle restored. In 1919, the castle came to the Bodmer family. A renovation was carried out in 1920/1921. Girsberg is still in their possession today.

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Werner Landolt

May 9, 2022

I ride my racing bike past Girsberg Castle several times a week. The road is good and you are away from the traffic.

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Location: Waltalingen, Andelfingen, Zurich, Switzerland

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1. Girsberg Castle – Thur Bridge at Gütighausen loop from Winterthur Wülflingen

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