Rotberg Castle

The castle dates back to the 13th century, has changed hands several times and has been abandoned and uninhabitable since 1645. It fell into disrepair and was often used as a quarry. When work began to rebuild the castle in the autumn of 1933, it was nothing more than a meager and dilapidated ruin. Generous donations provided the financial means to rebuild it in 1934 and 1935 using plans by the castle builder Eugen Probst through a voluntary work service of unemployed young people. On November 27, 1935, the castle was handed over to Swiss youth as a youth castle and youth hostel. Castle researcher Werner Meyer criticizes the fantasy product of the "castle architect" of 1934/35 and states: "The excavation work carried out without scientific supervision and the pseudo-historical restoration have devastated the archaeological findings and obscured the original wall structure."

Although no longer in the original: the restoration for the sake of young people was a great thing!