Castell Castle

It dates back to the time of the Junker Konrad, Vogt (advocatus) of Wartenfels, an inhabitant of Konstanz, who in 1585 replaced an existing farmhouse with a manor house in late Renaissance style; this still forms the heart of the castle complex today.

Before 1635, the castle passed into the possession of Beat Jakob Segesser von Brunegg, the Obervogt of Klingnau and Arbon.

In 1661 the estate changed hands again, this time passing to the brothers Zollikofer von Altenklingen of St. Gallen, who had the castle remodelled in 1725.

For four weeks in 1871 the castle was used to accommodate 506 members of Bourbaki's Armée de l'Est.

Between 1892 und 1894 the building was also painted with frescoes by Carl von Häberlin, depicting various episodes from the castle's history.