Sargans Castle

Sargans Castle
Schloss Sargans
Sargans
Sargans Castle from the south-west
Sargans Castle is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Sargans Castle
Sargans Castle
Sargans Castle is located in Switzerland
Sargans Castle
Sargans Castle
Coordinates47°03′01″N 9°26′14″E / 47.050194°N 9.437282°E / 47.050194; 9.437282
CodeCH-SG
Height535 m above the sea
Site information
Conditionmuseum
Site history
Built12th century[1]

Sargans Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sargans of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[2]

The castle was the seat of the counts of Werdenberg-Sargans in the 13th century. Since 1899, it has been run by the local church and now houses the Sarganserland museum.[3]

  1. ^ "Schloss Sargans". Sargans municipality.
  2. ^ "Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance". A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Ortsgemeinde Sargans".

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