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Kristian
November 30, 2024
Hiking
Kilchberg Castle is the private residence of the von Tessin family and is therefore not open to the public. Remains of the original octagonal ring wall castle from the Hohenstaufen period (12th century) and the keep built by the lords of Kilchberg around the same time are still clearly visible today. Towards the end of the 15th century, the property became the property of the von Ehingen family. Georg von Ehingen (1428 - 1508) was a councilor to Count Eberhard im Barte and built the late Gothic stone house that is still inhabited today.
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Rainer
June 7, 2019
Cycling
Kilchberg was first mentioned in a document in 1261. The castle, presumably several decades older, was owned by an imperial knight family of the same name. From 1261 to 1438 …
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