Neuhabsburg Castle

In 1244/5 the original castle was built by the Habsburg family on the shore of Lake Lucerne.

[1] While it may have been the summer home of Rudolph I[2] it mostly served as the administration building for a small Habsburg department that covered Weggis, Lipperswil, Küssnacht, Immensee, Kehrsiten, Greppen, Udligenswil, Arth and Holzhäusern.

[1] The castle was damaged in 1245 following the excommunication of Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV at the Council of Lyon.

[2] Of the original castle only portions of the square main tower, a thick ring wall and several other buildings remain.

[1] The current castle was built in 1871 in a Gothic Revival style and remains privately owned.