Baldenstein Castle

[1] The central tower which now forms part of the castle was built around the same time.

Very little is recorded about the Baldenstein family and by 1289 the castle was owned by the Freiherr von Löwenstein.

During the Late Middle Ages an administrative and residential wing was added to the west.

Francesco became a member of Senate of the Helvetic Republic after the French invasion of Switzerland in 1798.

Eventually his descendants changed their name to Conrad and still own the castle.

On the ground floor of the residence wing is a hall with a painted ceiling from the third quarter of the 17th century and a fireplace with the coat of arms of the Rosenroll and Ruinelli families.

View of the castle from the south.
Plan of Baldenstein castle